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Rights groups urge Uzbek president to veto law on deporting or barring 'undesirable' foreigners
Winnipeg Sun· 3 days agoMore than 25 human rights groups are calling on Uzbekistan’s president to veto a proposed law that...
Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?
Winnipeg Sun· 20 hours agoThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While high-profile prisoner...
Belarus broadens visa-free travel for 35 European countries
Winnipeg Sun· 3 days agoThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The new rules, which become...
Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began
Winnipeg Sun· 7 days agoWhen Maksim Kolker’s phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been...
Kaja Kallas has a vision for EU diplomacy – DW – 07/15/2024
Deutsche Welle· 6 days agoUntil a few months ago, Kaja Kallas, who resigned as Estonia's prime minister on Monday, was a lead...
UN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison
AOL· 1 day agoA United Nations panel of human rights experts called on Belarus to release the Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder of the country's most respected rights group, who has been behind bars for three ...
Belarus, in move to 'openness,' broadens visa-free travel for 35 European countries
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoBelarusian authorities on Wednesday expanded visa-free travel for residents of 35 European countries, including members of the European Union and the United Kingdom, as part of authoritarian ...
German sentenced to death in Belarus, Europe's only nation to perform executions, rights group says
Winnipeg Sun· 1 day agoA Belarusian human rights group said Friday that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for...
Scientists, a journalist and even a bakery worker are among those convicted of treason in Russia
AOL· 7 days agoOver the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases. Lawyers and experts say prosecutions for these high crimes started to grow after 2014 — the year that Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine.