Sergei Andreyev was surrounded the protesters, who were holding Ukrainian national flags and chanting, 'Fascist! Fascist!'
Move marks latest in ongoing crackdown on Navalny's now-outlawed political network and civil society more broadly
Fariba Adelkhah is one of at least a dozen Western nationals believed to be held in Iran
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a nationwide state of emergency after protests over a fuel price increase turned violent
Protesters and security forces clashed In Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, in the early hours of January 5, amid intensifying anti-government demonstrations in the Central Asian country. Protests first erupted in the western region of Mangystau on January 2 over a sudden hike in fuel prices.
President vows to act with 'maximum toughness'
Comments come amid heightened tensions involving a massive deployment of Russian troops near Ukraine.
Andrey Kuznechyk remains in jail on unspecified charges, despite serving two 10-day sentences on controversial hooliganism charges, his relatives said
Move appears to be part of continued clampdown on independent media and civil society sparked by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
Vadzim Ermashuk is one of dozens in Belarus who have faced court action in recent months as authorities move to suppress dissent in any form since the disputed presidential election in August 2020
Kuznechyk's relatives told RFE/RL at the time that the journalist continued to maintain his innocence
Andrey Kuznechyk, whose 10-day jail term was to end Monday, has been working for RFE/RL’s Belarus Service
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly lambastes 'ridiculous label'
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry says seven of its soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded while Armenia says dozens of its service members have gone missing
Russian authorities have been accused of increasingly cracking down on independent media outlets, civil society groups, rights activists, and others, labeling them as 'undesirable' or 'foreign agents'
Vulgar posts on the service's Telegram channel carried threats of beheadings and sexual assaults, some with pornographic images
Amnesty International says Russia, China, and many other countries have put in place 'oppressive laws' that have restricted right to freedom of expression and silenced critics during coronavirus pandemic
Announcement comes after talks in Tehran between Rafael Grossi, head of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Mohammad Eslami, head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
They are accused of raising funds for organizations deemed by the authorities as 'extremist'
Authorities have frozen all Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAZh) bank accounts following police raids on its offices last week
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