Tag: Russia
Nearly 6,000 Detained Amid Unrest in Kazakhstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — At least 5,800 people have been detained and more than 2,000 injured during several days of violence…
Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels
KYIV, Ukraine — Peace negotiations are usually thought to involve two sides brought together by a mediator trying to tease…
Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’
Kazakhstan’s explosion into unrest this week presents a stark warning to the strongman autocrats of the world: Leaving office is…
After dozens are reported dead in Kazakhstan, troops from a Russian alliance begin to deploy.
Protestors filled the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, on Wednesday night.Credit...Abduaziz Madyarov/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAll night and into…
In the Tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb Nationalist Lights a Match
It was in Sarajevo, Bosnia’s capital, that a teenage Serb nationalist set off World War I by assassinating an Austrian…
Russian Court Orders 2nd Ban of a Major Human Rights Group in 2 Days
MOSCOW — A Moscow court ordered the closure of one of the country’s most prominent human rights groups on Wednesday,…