Riza Izetov, a Crimean Tatar human rights activist sentenced by a Russian court to 19 years in prison, has reported harsh ...

Rustem Virati, a 60-year-old Crimean Tatar who was imprisoned by the Russians for eight years, has died in a penal colony in the city of Dmitrovgrad, Russia’s Ulyanovsk Oblast. Source: Refat Chubarov, ...

The film will touch upon Osuokhai as a cultural phenomenon, the foundation of the Sakha people's world perception ...

From Antarctica's remote Vostok Station to the bustling Russian city of Yakutsk, these places frequently see temperatures drop well below zero and are covered in snow and ice for the majority of the ...

It wasn’t until 2022, when she and her family lived through the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast, that they made the ...

When it comes to Russia’s Indigenous peoples, the effect of Russia’s war in Ukraine goes beyond the tragedy experienced by ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 10th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 14, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ...