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What Drives Russia’s Market For Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates

Disturbing Video Shows Police Seizing Chechen Woman From Shelter​

A newly released video shows police breaking into a safe house in Daghestan, southern Russia, and seizing Khalimat Taramova. The Chechen woman had fled there with a person said to be her girlfriend after what she described as beatings and threats at home.

In Russia, Summit With U.S. President Biden A PR ‘Win’ For Vladimir Putin, Analysts Say

Russians, Americans Say What They Would Ask Presidents Biden and Putin

Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin's June 16 summit in Geneva, Switzerland, Current Time asked residents of Washington, D.C. and Moscow about their expectations for the meeting and what they themselves would ask the other country's leader.

Rivers On Fire: Russia's Oil Industry Threatens Indigenous Land And Livelihoods

Half of Russia's oil is produced in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District of Siberia, but the lucrative industry has meant nothing but trouble for the region's indigenous people.

Despite ‘Extremist’ Label, Russia's Aleksei Navalny Movement Still Targets Government On Social Media

'This Or Nothing': The Tsarist-Era Prison That Some Call Home

In tsarist Russia, it was a women's prison, but now it's home for poor families with nowhere else to go. Although it's supposed to be temporary accommodation, residents spend years amid its crumbling, ill-lit corridors, waiting for permanent housing.

:From Ukraine, Russian Opposition Politician Dmitry Gudkov Prepares For 'A Russia Without Putin'

In a June 7, 2021 interview, Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov, newly arrived in Ukraine, told Current Time's Aleksei Aleksandrov that he has no intention of ending his political campaign for change in Russia after leaving the country.

Warning Shot: Some Experts Oppose Use Of Kazakh-Produced COVID-19 Vaccine

Some 100,000 doses of a locally produced COVID-19 vaccine called QazVac have already been distributed in Kazakhstan -- before the publication of late-stage clinical trial data. Independent health experts say more data should have been released.

10 Quick Questions For Belarusian Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya sat down for an interview with Current Time on June 8 at RFE/RL's headquarters in Prague. Here is how she replied to a blitz of 10 questions that were sent by Current Time viewers.

Opposition Politician Gudkov Vows To Continue Work Despite 'Forced Departure' From Russia

Russian opposition politician and former State Duma Deputy Dmitry Gudkov says that he decided to leave Russia after he was warned that his relatives and associates could face arrest if he remained.

How Much Money Has Russia Spent Propping Up Belarus?

As Belarus faces international isolation for its brutal crackdown on opposition voices, it has been able to rely on Russia for support -- both political and economic. Despite a sometimes fraught relationship, Moscow has been pouring money into Belarus since the 1990s.

Ukraine’s Ban On Air Travel With Belarus Puts Lives At Risk, Transplant Patients Fear

Donetsk IDPs Face Potential Loss Of Homes Under Separatist ‘Nationalization’ Policy

An attempt to “nationalize” so-called “ownerless” real estate in parts of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region controlled by pro-Russian separatists has become the latest challenge for Kyiv’s struggle to exert authority over the area.

'A New Wave Of Repression': Kremlin Critic Nabbed From Plane

Russian authorities have detained another prominent opposition figure -- the latest step in an increasing crackdown on dissent. Andrei Pivovarov was taken off a plane as it was preparing to depart from St. Petersburg to Warsaw on May 31.

Belarusian Activist Cuts Throat At Hearing, Saying Authorities Threatened His Family, Friends

A Belarus activist has cut his own throat during a court hearing after being warned that if he didn't plead guilty to participating in mass protest, his family and neighbors would face prosecution.

Interview With Prison Alphabet Series Director Andrey Silvestrov

Fact Check Reveals False Claims In Lukashenka's Speech On Ryanair Interception

When the authoritarian leader of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, made a speech defending the forced diversion to Minsk of a Ryanair passenger flight, he made several demonstrably false claims. These included a story about a threat to a Belarusian nuclear power station, which was more than 100km away

'Wrong Place, Wrong Time'? The Woman Detained With Belarusian Activist After Flight Diverted To Minsk

Who is Sofia Sapega, the woman detained along with Belarusian blogger and political activist Raman Pratasevich after their Ryanair passenger jet was forced to land in Minsk? A video has appeared showing a purported confession from her that is believed to have been coerced.

Father Of Journalist Detained In Belarus: 'Release My Son!'

The father of independent journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich told Current Time TV on May 25 said that he has no information about his son's whereabouts.