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More Than 100 Nobel Laureates Sign Letter Calling For Byalyatski's Release.
Ales Byalyatski in 2018
More than 100 Nobel Prize laureates have signed a letter calling for the release of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski. The veteran activist was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March on smuggling and tax-evasion charges that rights defenders and Western governments have called politically motivated retribution by longtime authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The letter was signed by 103 former laureates, including independent Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, and published on the webpage of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian service, click here .
Cryptic Serbian President Warns Of 'Difficult Days' Ahead.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic warned on March 28 that "difficult days" lie ahead for his country, without elaborating.
Putin Says Russia Will Not Attack NATO, But Ukrainian F-16s Will Be Shot Down.
Russia has no plans to attack any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states, or the Czech Republic, but if the West supplies Ukraine with F-16 fighter planes they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir Putin said ...
Kazakh Man Sentenced For Killing 4-Year-Old During 2022 Unrest.
A man was sentenced to seven years in prison in a high-profile trial related to the death of a 4-year-old girl during deadly unrest in Kazakhstan in January 2022.
Poland Temporarily Opens Ukraine Border Crossing Amid Grain Talks.
Poland has temporarily opened one border crossing with Ukraine, Kyiv said on March 28, as government representatives met in Warsaw to defuse a dispute over Ukrainian grain imports.
Russian Journalist Faces Extremism Charge Over Alleged Link To Navalny.
Russian journalist Antonina Favorskaya was not released on March 27 after serving 10 days in jail on a charge of disobedience to police orders and was sent to pretrial detention instead.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia nears 1 year mark.
This week marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia. On Tuesday, a Russian court extended Gershkovich's time behind bars to at least June. "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl, who has been report...
Was Tun - «What Can be Done?» - Filmmaker Searches For a Young Woman in Bangladesh - 52 Documentary.
"After watching a documentary that interviewed a young girl who had been forced into prostitution, Michael Kranz wanted to help her. Was this just ""white-savior syndrome"" or could something actually be done? He traveled to Bangladesh and began t...
Daylight Reveals Devastating Aftermath of Baltimore Bridge Collapse - VOA News.
Daylight has revealed the major damage to a bridge in Baltimore which collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday, March 26, 2024, after a container ship smashed into it, sending cars and people plunging into the river below. Rescue crews are searchin...
Officials confirm 6 people unaccounted for following Maryland bridge collapse.
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West Reliant on Russian Nuclear Fuel Amid Decarbonization Push.
An analysis by Britain’s Royal United Services Institute has found that many Western nations still rely on Russian nuclear fuel to power their reactors, despite efforts to sever economic ties with the Kremlin following its 2022 full-scale invasion...
6 people unaccounted for after Baltimore bridge collapse, officials say.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other officials gave an update Tuesday morning on search and rescue efforts after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed hours earlier. Two people have been rescued from the water so far and six were unaccounted...