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How To Save A Language: Ethnic Merch And Emojis

Russia's Mari people face a challenge common to many small ethnic groups around the world: How to save their language from dying out? One artist aims at younger generations via colorful cartoon-style stickers for T-shirt designs and social media.

Last Man Standing: Navalny Ally Makes Lone Fight In Russian Election

Anatoly Nogovitsyn is perhaps the only politician closely linked to imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny whom the authorities have allowed to run for parliament in elections on September 17-19.

'Don't Cry': Growing Up In Kyrgyzstan With A Long-Distance Migrant Mom

Generations of children have grown up in Kyrgyzstan without parents who leave the country to work, mostly in Russia. Aigerim is 9 years old and lives with her grandmother. She dreams of joining her mom, who went to Moscow two years ago.

'We Have Won': Why The Family Of A Young Belarusian Prisoner Still Holds Out Hope

Mikita Litvinenka is one of thousands of Belarusians who have been imprisoned for taking part in protests over the August 9, 2020, election, widely seen in the country -- and in the West -- as rigged. In July, he was sentenced to four years in prison.

'I Had To Say Something': Horrific Child Murder Prompts Tajik Animated Film

An animated film has been made in Tajikistan reflecting on the controversial case of a 5-year-old girl who was raped and killed near Moscow. Filmmaker Lolisanam Ulugova says she was moved to create the movie after seeing the girl's father in tears.

When Wearing The Wrong Socks Or Dancing Is A Crime In Belarus

Tens of thousands of people have been detained in Belarus in a brutal government crackdown after a disputed election in August 2020 extended the decades-long rule of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. For such "crimes" as wearing the wrong socks or dancing in the streets, people have been fined or even jailed.

Reforming Moldova: 'We Won't Avoid This Responsibility,' Says Action And Solidarity Party Leader Igor Grosu

Tbilisi Rallies Against Violence Following Attacks On LGBT Pride Parade

Georgian police on July 6 detained over 100 individuals for attempting to disrupt an anti-violence rally in Tbilisi intended as a response to nationalists' and ultraconservatives' disruption of a July 5 march for LGBT rights.

Miss Belarus 2021: Protesters Need Not Apply

Big Sentences For Little Protests: Belarus Crackdown Targets Smallest Signs Of Dissent

A Belarusian man faces two years of forced labor after being accused of insulting a policeman in an online chat room, while a 19-year-old arrested for putting an opposition flag in his student dorm window could now go to prison for seven years on extremism charges.

Russia Debates The Online Challenge Of 'Turning Off' Its 'Culture Of Violence'