To prove they are alive and unfreeze their pensions, elderly people in Turkmenistan must travel to a family doctor and three ...

According to an investigation by Radio Farda, at least 133 women and girls were killed in the last year for “honor” or other ...

As Ukraine faces a critical labor shortage amid its ongoing war with Russia, the government is urging millions of refugees ...

Tens of thousands of student protesters blocked three bridges in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on February 1. The students are demanding that the authorities take criminal and political responsibility ...

The sweeping measures risk igniting a trade war that could significantly damage the economies of the targeted countries and the United States, especially as Canada, Mexico, and China look to respond.

Kyrgyz and Uzbek nationals who looked destined for lengthy jail terms after fighting for Russia in Ukraine have ended up returning to their normal lives, despite the harsh stipulations of national ...

Thousands of student protesters and others marked three months since the fatal November 1 collapse of a concrete roof at a ...

Thousands of supporters of jailed British far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson marched through central London on February 1, ...

Russian forces on January 31 attacked the historical center of the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, damaging buildings ...

Pakistani military and police authorities say 18 paramilitary troops and two dozen militants were killed overnight in fighting in the restive Balochistan Province in the country’s southwest.

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the fifth week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive. 1 Ukrainian rescue workers battle a blaze in a ...

Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...