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November 23, 2020
Trial Of 'Bullied' Russian Conscript Charged With Murdering Eight Opens

The trial of Russian Army Private Ramil Shamsutdinov, who is accused of murdering eight fellow servicemen last year in what he claims was the result of his brutal hazing, has begun in the Siberian city of Chita.

November 20, 2020
Belarusian Opposition Leader Kalesnikava's Detention Extended

The Minsk city court has upheld the extension of the pretrial detention of Maryya Kalesnikava, an opposition leader who is facing national-security charges.
November 19, 2020
Eleven Former Russian Prison Guards Convicted Of Inmate Torture In High-Profile Case

Eleven former prison guards in the Russian city of Yaroslavl have been convicted and handed prison terms in a high-profile case on inmate torture.
November 19, 2020
Kazakh Court Upholds Decision To Place Blogger In Psychiatric Clinic

A Kazakh court has upheld a decision to place a journalist and blogger accused of being involved in the activities of a banned organization in a psychiatric clinic.
November 19, 2020
Trial Set For 'Bullied' Conscript Who Confessed To Killing Eight Soldiers In Siberia

A court in the Russian city of Chita in Siberia has set November 23 as the date for the trial of conscript Private Ramil Shamsutdinov, who is accused of shooting dead eight fellow servicemen last year in what he claims was a result of brutal hazing.
November 16, 2020
Elderly in Belarus Demand Justice For Slain Anti-Government Protester

Demonstrators have marched in the Belarusian capital to demand the resignation of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a day after hundreds of people were detained by security forces in the latest crackdown on protest against a disputed presidential election.
November 16, 2020
Charges Against Kazakh Journalist Dropped Without Explanation

The Kazakh authorities have dropped charges against a well-known journalist accused of breaking the law on public gatherings.
November 12, 2020
RFE/RL Probe Finds Journalists At Hungarian State Broadcaster Instructed On News Coverage

An investigation by RFE/RL has found journalists at Hungary's public broadcaster faced pressure leading up to European Parliament elections in 2019, including orders to push, among other things, an anti-migrant narrative, a key issue of the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
November 12, 2020
Russia Cancels House Arrest Of U.S. Investor Calvey, Other Suspects In Embezzlement Case

Russia's Supreme Court has eased the detention terms for U.S. investor Michael Calvey and six others from house arrest to a restriction on "certain activities."
November 12, 2020
Iran Arrests Separatist Leader Accused Of Deadly Attack On Military Parade

Iran's Intelligence Ministry has confirmed the arrest of a separatist group leader allegedly involved in a deadly attack during a military parade in 2018.
November 12, 2020
RFE/RL Journalist Gets 15 Days In Jail For Covering Anti-Lukashenka Rally

Noted Belarusian journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich has been sentenced to 15 days in jail over covering one of the ongoing mass rallies demanding Alyaksandr Lukashenka's resignation.
November 11, 2020
Siberian Court Orders Falun Gong Movement Banned

A Siberian regional court has banned Falun Gong, the Chinese spiritual movement that China's Communist Party has sought to stamp out since the late 1990s.

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