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28  mars     18h31
They Are Afraid’: Tajik Migrant Travel To Russia Plummets After Moscow Attack
   Faced with increasing incidents of xenophobia following the Moscow terror attack, Tajiks are canceling travel plans to Russia. The four main suspects in the attack are Tajiks and many migrants from the Central Asian nation working in Russia say they have been increasingly targeted. At the main...
    17h30
Customers Pitch In To Help Ukrainian Barista After Russian Attack
   A determined Ukrainian barista who survived a Russian air strike on her cafe has inspired local residents with her courage and now hordes of coffee customers who saw her viral video are turning out to buy hot brews and express support. It makes for quite a contrast from the sight of windows being...
    17h05
They Came To My Doorstep’: Journalists In Serbia Targeted With Death Threats
   Journalists in northern Serbia are facing unprecedented levels of intimidation, including threats of physical violence. Dinko Gruhonjic found death threats graffitied outside his home. He is one of seven journalists in Serbia to be targeted in March.
    16h40
The Pro-Putin Pop Idols Pitched To Preach Patriotism At Russian Schoolkids
   Russian schools could soon be teaching children patriotic songs by pop musicians loyal to President Vladimir Putin who have performed in occupied parts of Ukraine. The idea was proposed by a member of Russia’s rubber stamp parliament and has been backed by the Education Ministry. Putin’s...
27  mars     19h04
After Years Of Impunity, Alleged Kyrgyz Crime Boss Lands In Court
   Raimbek Matraimov has been described as a living symbol of corruption by Kyrgyz media. A former customs official allegedly at the heart of a smuggling ring worth hundreds of millions of dollars, he has now appeared in court in Bishkek after being detained in Azerbaijan the previous day.
    16h42
Navalny Trial Takes Center Stage In Swedish Royal Theater
   Navalny: The Trial by the Royal Drama Theater in Stockholm brings the late Russian opposition leader’s battle against Russian President Vladimir Putin to the stage. The play is based on what is widely seen as a politically motivated court case against Aleksei Navalny, who had returned to Russia in...
    16h25
Why Have Some Central Asians Turned To Islamist Extremism?
   Four Tajiks are accused by the Russian authorities of storming a Moscow region concert hall and killing scores of people. Edward Lemon, a professor at Texas A M University, says Tajiks have been recruited to Islamist extremist groups largely inside Russia, with recruiters often targeting...
    12h28
Lock Them Up ’ Thousands Join Rally Of Former Hungarian Government Insider
   A rally organized by Hungarian government critic Peter Magyar attracted thousands on March . The businessman addressed protesters outside the building of the Supreme Court and Prosecutor General’s Office. Earlier in the day, he released a recording in which his ex wife former Justice Minister...
26  mars     17h10
Exclusive: What We Know About The Moscow Shooting Suspects
   RFE RL has reached out to relatives in Tajikistan and trawled the social media accounts of some of the eight men who have now been charged over the Moscow shootings, in which at least people were killed at the Crocus City Hall concert venue.
    15h58
Hungarian Beekeepers Stung By Honey Imports From Ukraine, China
   Beekeepers in Hungary say their survival is at stake because of plunging domestic honey prices. Some say the recent government decision to lift the ban on Ukrainian honey imports will hurt local producers. But others point to a bigger issue: cheap, fake honey flooding the market from China.
25  mars     20h52
As Tajik Suspects Face Charges For Moscow Attack, Other Migrants Face Backlash In Russia
   Russian authorities have charged four Tajik suspects over the deadly mass shooting on March at a Moscow concert hall. News of the arrests appears to have fueled a spike in xenophobic incidents targeting Tajiks and other migrants in Russia, ranging from attacks and arson to sweeping detentions of...
    19h54
We Were Outmanned’: Ukrainian Drone Operator Recounts Bloody Battle Of Avdiyivka
   Ukrainian drone operator Riko recalls dropping explosives on Russian units even as control of Avdiyivka was being lost to them in February. His goal in the fight for the strategic city in the Donetsk region was to hurt the enemy as much as possible. This aerial specialist left a comfortable...
    17h49
Belarusian Opposition Leader Expresses Strong Support For Yulia Navalnaya
   Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has expressed her strong support for Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, who died on February in a Russian Arctic prison under suspicious circumstances. Speaking on March to RFE RL’s Belarus...
    17h17
How Could They Break Us?’ Kyiv Barista Makes Coffee In Cafe Damaged By Russian Missile
   A barista named Maria continued to serve guests even after Russian missile strikes damaged her Kyiv coffeehouse. Ukrainian air defenses said they had downed two ballistic missiles fired by Russia at the Ukrainian capital early on March , but the impact of the missile debris caused damage and...
    16h57
Could Taliban Canal Spark Water War In Central Asia?
   The Taliban led government is pushing forward with the ambitious Qosh Tepa canal project despite concerns over its impact. The waterway taps the Amu Darya River, a key water source that runs through Afghanistan and Central Asia. While Afghan farmers await a potential agricultural boon, neighboring...
    15h25
The Moscow Shooting Heroes Who Saved Dozens Of Lives
   Amid the horror of the shooting at the Moscow concert, stories have emerged of three people who saved not only themselves but more than others from the gunmen: a year old Kyrgyz boy, a year old Russian, and an Uzbek man who worked as a waiter at the Crocus City Hall.
    09h30
Moscow Attack Suspects Appear In Court, Amid Signs Of Abuse
   Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on March formally charged Dalerjon Mirzoev, Saidakram Rajabalizoda, Muhammadsobir Faizov, and Faridun Shamsiddin with committing the mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow on March that killed more than people. The offense carries...
24  mars     18h03
Parts Of Downed Russian Missile Found In Kyiv Park
   Police in Kyiv cordoned off a park with scattered Russian missile debris on March . Air raid sirens were still sounding when Reuters filmed the fragments of the Kh cruise missile intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. Ukraine has faced intensified Russian missile and drone attacks in recent...
    12h26
Russians Lay Flowers At Site Of Moscow Terror Attack
   Flowers and toys are piling up outside the Crocus City Hall in the Russian city of Krasnogorsk on March , which has been declared a national day of mourning following a mass shooting incident two days earlier. On March , camouflaged gunmen burst into the concert venue in the Moscow region and...
23  mars     18h41
Why Would Islamic State Attack Russia?
   Analysts told RFE RL that they believe an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group, Islamic State Khorasan, is the most likely perpetrator of an attack on an entertainment center near Moscow and that extremists saw an opportunity with Russia overstretched by its operations abroad. At least ...