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January 07, 2022
Top Tennis Star Djokovic Still In Limbo In Australia As Serbian Supporters Protest

The world's top-ranked men's tennis player, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, remains in an immigration center in Melbourne, Australia, as he prepares to challenge a decision that has prevented him from entering the country. Djokovic was detained by border authorities on January 5 on arrival in Melbourne.
January 05, 2022
Police Fire Stun Grenades On Protesters In Kazakhstan

Kazakh police used stun grenades in the early hours of January 5 as hundreds of protesters tried to storm the mayor's office in the country's biggest city, Almaty. (AP, AFP, Reuters)
November 21, 2021
Bulgarian Candidates Vote In Presidential Runoff

Bulgarians are electing a president for the next five years on November 21. Incumbent Rumen Radev is seen as the front-runner. He and his challenger, Anastas Gerdzhikov, were among early voters in Sofia.
November 13, 2021
As World Debates Climate Change, Iranian Emissions Grow

Environmental experts speaking to RFE/RL's Radio Farda say the Iranian government has been mismanaging environmental policies with catastrophic consequences for the present and future. While the government cites sanctions for its inability to cut greenhouse gases, some say it could do more.
November 09, 2021
A Siberian 'Pleistocene Park' Puts Animals To Work To Save Permafrost

In a far northeastern corner of Russia's Yakutia region, ecologist Sergei Zimov and his son Nikita have created what they call Pleistocene Park. In an attempt to halt the thawing of permafrost, they are repopulating the area with wild animals.
September 26, 2021
With Only One-Third Of Adults Vaccinated, Romania Fears COVID-19 Surge

With the second-lowest vaccination rate in the European Union -- 34 percent of adults are fully inoculated -- Romania is bracing for a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say only 32 intensive-care-unit beds are currently available and staff shortages mean they're struggling to add more.
September 08, 2021
Despite Gunfire And Lashings, Afghan Women's Protests Grow

Hundreds of Afghan women have been leading protests in several cities across the country demanding the protection of rights for women and denouncing what they say is Pakistan's support for the Taliban takeover. At a Kabul protest on September 7, Taliban gunmen fired in the air.
September 05, 2021
Paris Rally Pledges Solidarity With Afghan Women

A rally in central Paris on September 5 voiced support for the plight of Afghanistan's women. An estimated 200 people, including expatriate Afghans and French supporters of aid groups, condemned the human rights violations reported from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in mid-August.
September 05, 2021
Montenegro's Church Leader Inaugurated Amid Clashes

Thousands of Montenegrins blocked the roads to Cetinje, a former capital of Montenegro, before the inauguration of Metropolitan Joanikije as the leader of the Montenegrin branch of the Serbian Orthodox Church on September 5. Hundreds clashed with the police in Cetinje.
September 04, 2021
Taliban Militants Use Tear Gas, Fire Warning Shots As Women Demand Equal Rights

The Taliban used tear gas and warning shots to disperse a march for women's rights on September 4 in Kabul. A group of men were seen debating with the protesters before an armed unit cracked down on the march. Dozens of Afghan women have recently braved the Taliban's wrath by holding rallies.
August 28, 2021
Afghans March Against Closed Banks As Prices Spiral

Afghans took to the street in the capital on August 28 to protest banks that have largely been shuttered in Kabul since the Taliban takeover. (Reuters)
August 26, 2021
Eyewitness Describes Massive Explosion At Kabul Airport

Two explosions suspected of being suicide bombs rocked the airport in Kabul on August 26, killing several people, including children and a number of U.S. soldiers.
August 20, 2021
Desperate Afghans Hand Babies To Soldiers At Kabul Airport

In a sign of growing desperation, Afghan families have been seen handing their babies and small children to soldiers at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport in the hope of saving them from Taliban rule and getting them on flights out of the Afghan capital. [Warning: Disturbing images]
August 19, 2021
Deaths Reported As Afghans Unfurl Flags To Defy Taliban On Independence Day

In a symbolic challenge to Taliban rule, Afghans unfurled the black, red, and green national flag to mark their nation’s independence day on August 19. Several people were reportedly killed in the city of Asadabad when Taliban fighters fired on people waving the flag.
August 18, 2021
'I Cannot Believe Them': Afghan Women Skeptical Of Taliban's Promises

Afghan women have reacted with skepticism to a promise by the Taliban that it would respect their rights "within the limits of Islam." Members of the militant group made the comments during their first press conference after seizing the Afghan capital, Kabul.
August 17, 2021
'Every Woman Is Really Scared,' Says Reporter In Taliban-Controlled Kabul

Current Time freelance reporter Liza Karimi describes life on the streets of Taliban-controlled Kabul, three days after the militants first entered the Afghan capital. She says many people -- especially women -- remain fearful, despite Taliban reassurances.
August 16, 2021
Desperate Afghans Cling To U.S. Military Plane To Flee Taliban

Afghans poured onto the tarmac at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul on August 16 in a desperate bid to flee the Taliban. Video posted on social media showed chaotic scenes of people clinging to a U.S. military jet as it took off to evacuate diplomatic staff.
August 15, 2021
Kabul Residents Brace Themselves As Taliban Militants Enter Afghan Capital

Kabul residents were bracing themselves on August 15 amid reports that Taliban militants had entered the Afghan capital. Officials told Reuters the militants were coming in "from all sides" but there were no reports of fighting.
August 14, 2021
Police Clash With Protesters Near President’s Office In Kyiv

Police clashed with protesters from a right-wing National Corps party near the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 14 when they tried to break through a police cordon. (Reuters)
July 31, 2021
Hungarian Nurses Demand Better Pay To Stop Exodus

Several thousand nurses demonstrated in central Budapest on July 31 to demand better pay, after a survey showed many of them are considering leaving Hungary for higher salaries elsewhere. (Reuters)

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