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Iraq faces growing violence as political rift deepens (Shawn Yuan, Al Jazeera)

The threat of worsening violence looms over Baghdad again this week, underscoring the challenges faced by influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of...

Blinken To Visit Ukraine, Germany This Week Amid Russian Invasion Fears (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Kyiv on January 19 for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show...

Khamenei’s Niece Kept Incommunicado In Tehran Prison, Brother Says (RFE RL)

A civil activist and niece of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being held in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin prison following her detention...

Russian, Iranian Presidents To Hold Talks In Moscow (RFE RL)

The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, in Moscow on January 19, amid negotiations aimed at reviving a...

Iranian-Swedish Former Leader Of Arab Separatist Group Goes On Trial In Iran (RFE RL)

A Tehran court has kicked off the trial of an Iranian-Swedish dissident accused by Iran of being behind a string of attacks for an...

Another Jehovah’s Witness Jailed In Russia (RFE RL)

A court in southwestern Russia has handed a two-year prison term to a Jehovah's Witness amid an ongoing crackdown on the religious group, which...

Kazakh Journalist Missing Since Deadly Unrest, Police Visit (RFE RL)

The wife of noted Kazakh journalist Makhambet Abzhan says he disappeared a week ago amid the unprecedented political turmoil in the Central Asian country. Gulzira...

Watchdog Says Jailed Russian Activist Chanysheva Denied Access To Lawyer In ‘Absurd’ Criminal Case (RFE RL)

Amnesty International says Russian authorities have arbitrarily removed four lawyers representing jailed activist Lilia Chanysheva in the "politically motivated" case against her, leaving her...

Nazarbaev Denies Conflict With President After Deadly Kazakh Unrest (RFE RL)

Kazakh ex-President Nursultan Nazarbaev has denied any conflict with his successor after deadly anti-government protests in the oil-rich Central Asian state earlier this month...

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