Eastern Europe

Associated Press: What happens when Olympics and politics collide?

TOKYO – For all the International Olympic Committee talks of staying neutral, its games have long proven to be essentially and sometimes overtly …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Trial of 2 Belarusian opposition figures set to begin in Minsk

The trial of two leading Belarusian opposition figures, Maryya Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak, is set to begin on August 4 on charges stemming from their …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo for Austria on August 4, adding another dramatic twist to a diplomatic saga in which she had …
Reuters

BBC: Belarus dissidents who disappeared and died

The suspicious death of a prominent Belarusian dissident – Vitaly Shishov – in Kyiv follows other unsolved cases involving Belarusian dissidents …
Olena Goncharova

New York Times: Belarus sprinter becomes an unlikely dissident

She sparked the biggest political crisis of the Tokyo Olympics, but Kristina Timanovskaya didn’t set out to be a symbol of the repression in her …
New York Times

RFE/RL: Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg barred from elections

Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg of the Yabloko party and his colleague Nikolai Kuzmin have been barred from running in upcoming elections …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Russia hands Navalny ally parole-like sentence over protests

MOSCOW — A court in Moscow on August 3 sentenced a close ally of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 1 1/2 years of parole-like …
Associated Press

UkrInform: Bellingcat tipped about FSB agents among Belarusian opposition in Kyiv

The Bellingcat international investigative group has been working for several days on a tip about the FSB operatives who have allegedly infiltrated …
UkrInform

RFE/RL: RFE/RL correspondent fined after acquittal reversed in Russia’s Chuvashia

A court in the Republic of Chuvashia in Russia’s Volga region has fined an RFE/RL correspondent in a case in which she was previously acquitted. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

EurActiv.com: Russian and Uzbek militaries begin joint Afghan border drills

Troops from Russia and Uzbekistan began joint military drills on August 2 near the Afghan border, amid fears in both countries that a worsening …
EurActiv.com
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Reuters

US hopes for full investigation by Ukrainian authorities to establish circumstances of Shyshov’s death

The United States hopes for a full and thorough investigation by Ukrainian authorities and the establishment of the causes and circumstances of the …
Interfax-Ukraine

RFE/RL: Poll says nearly half of Russians see ‘foreign agent’ law as pressure tool

Forty percent of Russians consider the country’s controversial “foreign agents” law a tool for authorities to pressure nongovernmental organizations, …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Johnson tells Belarus opposition leader he’s on her side

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on August 3 that he was on Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s side and supported democracy …
Reuters

Reuters: Tsikhanouskaya says exile’s death in Ukraine may be a crime

Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on August 3 that the death of a Belarusian activist found hanged in Ukraine might be a crime …
Reuters

The Moscow Times: Russian LGBT family featured in ad flees country over death threats

A Russian same-sex family who received death threats after their appearance in an organic retailer’s since-deleted promotional material said they have …
The Moscow Times

EU Observer: Telegram groups lure migrant hopefuls to Lithuania

Young Iraqi asylum hopefuls are being baited online to Lithuania in what appears to be an organized network of Telegram encrypted messaging …
EU Observer

The Moscow Times: Lyubov Sobol sentenced over pro-Navalny protests

Russian opposition figure Lyubov Sobol has been sentenced to 1.5 years of restricted freedom over her role in organizing this January’s mass protests …
The Moscow Times

Agence France-Presse: IOC to probe Belarus officials over athlete’s forced flight

Olympic officials said they will investigate Belarus over claims the team tried to force an athlete now sheltering in Poland’s Tokyo embassy to return …
Agence France-Presse
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