We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day. That's why we've put together The Week's Best. Here are some of the highlights produced in English by RFE/RL's vast team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.
Georgian Activists Protesting 'Foreign Agent' Law Say Their Children Are Being Threatened
According to numerous accounts told to RFE/RL's Georgian Service, unidentified individuals have been making threatening phone calls to the children of activists and politicians protesting against the "foreign agent" law. By Nino Tarkhnishvili
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Russian Gas Tycoon Hires Putin's Daughter's Beau For Murmansk LNG Project
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s children and their spouses have long benefitted from access to state contracts and the wealth of his friends. Now the romantic partner of his elder daughter has been tapped for a key role in a Russian billionaire’s liquified-natural-gas projects. By Sergei Titov, Andrei Soshnikov, and Systema
Dubai Unlocked: Ukrainians With Secret Investments
RFE/RL has discovered that senior current and former Ukrainian officials have luxury investments in the United Arab Emirates, after trawling through records revealed in the Dubai Unlocked property information leak. Most of them denied knowledge of Dubai real estate. The head of a department at Ukraine's cabinet of ministers told us that he didn't know his wife had purchased a $331,000 apartment, while a senior manager in a state-owned defense enterprise said his daughter must have made the purchase while "dating a sheikh." The findings were made by Schemes, the investigation unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, by examining data shared by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Norwegian news outlet E24. By Kyrylo Ovsyaniy, Kira Tolstyakova, Serhiy Andrushko, Schemes, and Ray Furlong
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This Is What It's Like To Be Detained By Iran's Dreaded Morality Police
RFE/RL’s Radio Farda interviewed an Iranian woman who was recently detained for not wearing a hijab, or Islamic head scarf. She is among the scores of women who have been detained in recent weeks in Iran, where the authorities are intensifying enforcement of the hijab. By Roya Maleki
Fighting Fires Under Fire In Kharkiv As Russian Bombs Rain Down
As Russian forces press forward from the border and relentlessly bombard Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv’s firefighters have a particularly tough job to do. “Roulette” is how one of them describes a typical 48-hour shift. “It’s a matter of chance.” By Kollen Post
Ukrainians Scramble To Evacuate Vovchansk As Russia Advances In Kharkiv Region
Thousands of Ukrainian residents have been forced to flee their homes in the Kharkiv region amid days of heavy shelling and advances by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called the situation around Vovchansk "extremely difficult." RFE/RL's Maryan Kushnir spoke to locals on May 12 as volunteers from the charity Unity and Strength helped with the evacuation. By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service and Maryan Kushnir
Murals Celebrate Iconic Women From Serbia's History
Mural tributes to prominent women who shaped Serbia's 19th and 20th century history adorn several cities, thanks in part to support from the Dutch Embassy in Belgrade. By Zoran Glavonnic and RFE/RL's Balkan Service
After Ex-Minister Found Guilty Of Murdering His Wife, Is Kazakhstan Having A #MeToo Moment?
Millions were glued to the live-streamed trial of a former Kazakh economy minister who was sentenced to 24 years in jail for the murder of his wife. Meanwhile, wives of other current and former officials have come forward with allegations of domestic abuse. By Chris Rickleton
'It Took All My Family': Afghan Survivors Recount Fierce Flash Flood
Victims of flash floods in northern Afghanistan say they have lost family and homes since heavy rains first struck the region on May 10. Thousands have been made homeless and hundreds are dead with just as many still missing, according to authorities. Many survivors are still awaiting tents, food aid, and medical care. By RFE/RL's Radio Azadi and Will Tizard
A New Russian Offensive Stretches Ukrainian Forces. Possibly To Breaking Point.
Russia is advancing in multiple places across the 1,100-kilometer front line in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold positions, if not outright retreating in some places. The news from the battlefield these days is grim. By Mike Eckel
