Hundreds of mourners have bid farewell to independent Russian journalist Irina Slavina, who died after setting herself on fire in an apparent reaction to investigators trying to tie her to an opposition group and what's been described as years of harassment by authorities.
Residents of the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod paid tribute to journalist Irina Slavina on October 4, two days after she died from setting herself on fire following a police search of her apartment. People lined up to lay flowers and light candles at a local monument that has become a memorial to
A man has given Current Time a harrowing account of being raped by police in Belarus after being detained in August. He has provided a medical report backing up his story. We have disguised his voice to protect his identity.
Minsk residents have rallied around a cafe in the Belarusian capital after its windows and doors were smashed by security forces during protests.
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Artyom Vazhenkov, a coordinator of Russia's Open Society opposition movement, is back in Moscow after being detained in Minsk during the aftermath of the disputed presidential election. He spoke of the torture and other abuse he endured and witnessed at the detention facility where he was held.
The start of Belarus’ release of detained protesters has brought it with it a flood of accounts of brutal beatings, threats of rape and other abuses of prisoners by police. The government denies that protesters were mistreated.
The start of Belarus’ release of detained protesters has brought it with it a flood of accounts of brutal beatings, threats of rape, and other abuses of prisoners by police. Both the European Union and the United States are considering sanctions against Belarus as a result of these reports.
As the dust settled on the fourth straight evening of mass protests in Belarus over a disputed election, harrowing reports of ill-treatment and the torture of detainees are emerging. And relatives seeking information about their missing loved ones are being met with shrugs and smiles from police.
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