The Week's Best: Stories You May Have Missed

We know that rferl.org isn't the only website you read, and it's possible that you may have missed some of our most interesting journalism from the past week. To make sure you're up-to-date, here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.

Wuhan Diary: A Georgian Woman’s Account Of Lonely Life In COVID-19 Quarantine​

Far from home, Nini Davlianidze was among the first people on the planet to experience firsthand what life is like under the threat of COVID-19. The 30-year-old Georgian found herself in Wuhan, China, at the start of the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands of people around the world and killed thousands. By RFE/RL's Georgian Service

Coronavirus Vs. The Church: Orthodox Traditionalists Stand Behind The Holy Spoon​

Coronavirus concerns have been raised about the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition of sharing communion from a common spoon. By Ron Synovitz

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'Islamo-Marxists' Or Freedom Fighters? Inside Iran's MEK Opposition Group

'Islamo-Marxists' Or Freedom Fighters? Inside Iran's MEK Opposition Group

The Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) is an exiled Iranian opposition group with a sprawling complex in the hills of Albania. The United States labelled it a terror group until deciding to delist it in 2012. But while the MEK now has influential friends in Washington, others warn that the group is not to be trusted. By Ray Furlong

Beaten And Burned Alive: Five Years Ago, The Killing That Shook Afghanistan

The horrific beating and burning to death of a 27-year-old Afghan woman five years ago today in the very heart of Kabul by a mob of angry men still shocks the senses in a country where women are fighting for basic rights. By Freshta Jalalzai

With COVID-19, Russia's Kaliningrad Exclave Finds Itself Even More Isolated

Residents of the small Russian exclave of Kaliningrad will have to get used to a new level of isolation as neighboring Poland and Lithuania have ordered their borders closed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic in Europe. For people who travel to the European Union more often than to what they call "big Russia," the coming weeks -- or more -- present challenges. By Yulia Paramonova and Robert Coalson

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Iranians Turn To Good Deeds In Dark Times

Iranians Turn To Good Deeds In Dark Times

As Iran battles the coronavirus epidemic, people across the country have been working to ease the impact of the crisis. Volunteers are distributing food aid to poor families, sterilizing surfaces in public places, and sewing extra face masks for health workers.By Margot Buff

Abductions, Torture, 'Hybrid Deportation': Crimean Tatar Activist Describes Six Years Under Russian Rule

Crimean Tatar activist Mumine Saliyeva, whose husband faces up to 20 years in prison on terrorism charges he says are fabricated, speaks to RFE/RL about the repressions Crimean Tatars have faced in the six years since Russia occupied and seized control of Ukrainian region of Crimea. By RFE/RL

Vulnerable Vets: Coronavirus Threatens Iran's Chemical-Weapons Victims

The coronavirus is a serious threat to Iranians injured by chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, many of whom suffer from respiratory problems.By Golnaz Esfandiari

Tractors, Herbs, Vodka, Saunas? Some Leaders Offer Strange, Unhelpful Advice On Warding Off COVID-19

Turkmenistan’s leader suggested burning herbs, while the president of Belarus insisted that riding a tractor might do the trick. As the world struggles with misinformation and confusing messages about how to guard against the coronavirus, some leaders are muddying the waters with unscientific, head-scratching, or patently false claims.By Mike Eckel

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The Tomsk Tomcat With Titanium Paws

The Tomsk Tomcat With Titanium Paws

A Russian veterinary surgeon has successfully fitted four titanium feet to a stray cat who lost his paws to the Siberian cold. Sergei Gorshkov implanted the prosthetics into the leg bones of Ryzhik, a tomcat found on the streets of Tomsk. By Neil Bowdler and Reuters