Protests in Kazakhstan that first broke out on January 2 after a sharp hike in prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are intensifying. On January 5, a government building was set ablaze, and military vehicles moved into downtown Almaty.
A folder in Ukraine's KGB Archive reveals the glittering wealth, and shocking punishment dealt out to an allegedly corrupt fruit merchant in Kyiv.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the last week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
Some of the photos compiled over decades of work by Russia's Memorial International, which was ordered to be "liquidated" by the country's Supreme Court on December 28.
An ancient symbolic art form has gained Ukraine its latest place on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 51st week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
2021: The Year's Best From RFE/RL's Photographers
As part of an occasional series on how the end-of-year holidays are observed in our broadcast region, we talked to Eugen Tomiuc from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom about the way Christmas is celebrated in Romania.
A photo album sitting on the shelves of Ukraine's KGB archives reveals how an amateur U.S. spy was captured, then imprisoned, 60 years ago.
Ukrainians turn to Cold War infrastructure while preparing for the worst amid fears of a Russian invasion.
Just 30 years ago, artillery, tanks, and mortars devastated the Georgian capital.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 50th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region.
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