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Novosibirsk Residents Raise 50,000 Rubles for 70-Year-Old Former Political Prisoner Таһир Арсланов After Release; Appeal Shortens Term by Two Months

Residents of Novosibirsk collected 50,000 rubles to welcome 70-year-old Таһир Арсланов after his release fr...

Christopher Manley | Jul 16, 2026

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Zelensky: Emergency rescue operations continue in Kyiv after strikes; 10 people remain unreachable

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 3 that emergency rescuers were working at three strike sites in Kyiv after Rus...

Clémence Desjardins | Jul 3, 2026

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Zelensky Says Ukraine Security Chief Held Talks with Jared Kushner; Kyiv Hopes Kushner, Trump Envoy Will Visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July 2 that Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Securit...

Alexander Walter | Jul 2, 2026

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Uzbek District Governor Reprimanded After Audio Surfaces of Threats and Insults Toward Farmers

Abdulla Mamatkulov, the hokim of Muzrabat district in Surkhandarya region, received a formal reprimand after an audio re...

Clémence Desjardins | Jun 24, 2026

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Former diplomat says state-funded opposition parties REAL and Müsavat refrain from meaningful criticism of Aliyev after MSK allocations

A recent Central Election Commission (MSK) report that allocates state budget funds to opposition parties REAL and Müsa...

Clémence Desjardins | Jun 20, 2026