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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 4h

How Russia Targets Trains In Effort ‘To Paralyze’ Ukraine’s Logistics

Ukraine’s rail network, and keeping it running, have been a major source of national pride, economic necessity, humanitarian transport, and a critical lifeline in a war effort that has lasted almost four years. Now Russia is targeting it.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 12h

Russia’s New Target: Ukrainian Trains

A series of Russian strikes targeting trains and railway infrastructure have raised fears the Kremlin is probing Ukraine's response to supply disruptions amid Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Hamburg AfD Ousts Member For Attending Far-Right Forum In Russia

Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Hamburg has expelled local member Robert Risch from the city council after imagery analyzed by RFE/RL showed he attended a far-right forum in Russia that brought together extreme right-wing politicians.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Watchdog Says Taliban Restricting Social Media In Afghanistan Days After Internet Blackout

Internet watchdog NetBlocks has confirmed reports from inside Afghanistan that several major social media sites have been "intentionally restricted."

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Deaths Of Inmates Reignite Calls For Closure Of Iran's 'Uninhabitable' Women's Prison

Qarchak Prison, located southeast of Tehran, is Iran's largest women's detention center. Calls to close the facility have grown after multiple inmate deaths due to alleged neglect.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Putin Decree Appears To Take Aim At Assets Of European Companies Still Active In Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin last week signed a decree that appears to target the assets of foreign companies that continue to operate in Russia and currently have no connection to Russian federal property.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Kostyantynivka Residents With 'Nowhere To Go' Remain Despite Aerial Assault

Ukrainian forces are continuing to keep Russian forces from advancing into Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region. But the frontline city is under constant bombardment, which has cut off power supplies and left some neighborhoods in ruins.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

In Kostyantynivka, A Few Civilians Hang On Amid Constant Bombardment

Some of the last remaining residents of Kostyantynivka live in bombed-out buildings and cook over open fires in the absence of gas or electricity. Ukrainian forces stationed here continue to repel Russian attacks with their own fleet of drones, which also provide a crucial supply line.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Interview: Kara-Murza Seeks To Soothe Russian Opposition Tensions Over European Platform

A European initiative that aims to give exiled opponents of the Kremlin and Russia’s war against Ukraine a stronger voice has accentuated rifts between some of Vladimir Putin’s most prominent foes. Former prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza sought to ease the tension in an interview with Current Time.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Wider Europe Briefing: The Many Ways The EU Can Sanction Georgia

In the Wider Europe newsletter this week, it's a Georgia double bill: Will the EU finally withdraw visa liberalization for Tbilisi, and can Brussels sanction Georgian TV stations?

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

Iranian Biker Women Fight For Right To Ride On Tehran's Streets

Videos of young Iranian women riding in Tehran have gone viral amid a heated debated over issuing motorcycle licenses to females. Currently, the law bans women from obtaining a license, leaving them without insurance or legal protections. A new bill aimed at addressing the issue is being debated.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 16h

On Ukraine's Front Lines, Swedish Fishing Nets Are Saving Lives

Hundreds of tons of nets protecting frontline roads and soldiers from Russian FPV drones were once used to haul herring and cod from the Baltic sea.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

Friends Mourn Student Killed In Air Strike On Western Ukraine

Classmates of a 15-year-old Ukrainian killed along with three family members in the village of Lapayivka in western Ukraine expressed disbelief on October 6 over the loss. The massive attack a day earlier has been called one of the worst so far in western Ukraine.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

Ukraine Hits Oil Terminal In Russian-occupied Crimea

Ukraine's military says it hit a major oil terminal in an attack on Russian-occupied Crimea. Social media posts showed fires at the Feodosia oil facility, which supplies fuel to Russia's military.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

Russian Drones Hit Sumy Maternity Hospital After Ukraine Strikes Energy Facilities Inside Russia

Russian forces struck several sites across Ukraine, including a medical facility in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, after Kyiv carried out a massive drone attack on Russia's Belgorod region, knocking out power to thousands of homes.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

Kazakhstan Is Building A Surveillance State. Will China Be Its Model?

As Kazakhstan forges ahead with a plan to build up a state-of-the-art surveillance network, it's increasingly relying on Chinese hardware. That’s raising concerns among activists and experts that Astana will have new tools to track dissidents and enforce censorship.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

Western Ukraine Recovers From Russian Strikes As Zelenskyy Rips West's Lack Of Response

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his nightly video address to criticize the lack of international response as western Ukraine and other areas looked to recover following a series of Russian aerial strikes across the country killed at least five people.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

Georgian Leader Warns Pro-West Protesters Of Further Arrests As Tbilisi Remains Tense

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze threatened anti-government activists with further arrests as tensions remained high in the Caucasus nation following a weekend of mass protests in the country's capital, Tbilisi.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Massive Russian Strike On Western Ukraine Prompts Poland To Scramble Jets

Poland scrambled fighter jets after Russia launched massive missile and drone attacks on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on October 5.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Poland Scrambles Jets To Secure Airspace As Western Ukraine Comes Under Intense Russian Strikes

Poland and NATO allies mobilized fighter planes and put ground forces on high alert early on October 5, as Kyiv said Russia launched a new wave of aerial attacks across Ukraine, including on the Lviv region, near the Polish border, killing at least five people.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Uzbek Father Demands Justice After His Teen Daughter Was Forcibly Married

A 15-year-old girl was forced into marriage with a 28-year-old man in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan, her father says. Social services officials tried to prevent the wedding but it proceeded in August, garnering viral social media coverage.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

First She Fought Milosevic, Now This Serbian Writer Joins Anti-Vucic Protests

Twenty-five years ago, she was a young Serbian student protesting against Slobodan Milosevic. Now, Anja Mijovic is back on the streets as mass demonstrations rock the nation again.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Activist Who Stood Up Against Milosevic Joins Serbia's New Protest Movement

Twenty-five years ago, pro-democracy protests in what was then Yugoslavia forced authoritarian leader Slobodan Milosevic to resign on October 5, 2000. Anja Mijovic, who was part of that movement, has now joined a new student-led wave of protests fighting government corruption and authoritarianism.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Tbilisi On Edge After Clashes As Georgian Dream Tightens Grip In Boycotted Elections

Tbilisi remained tense after a night of clashes between protesters and riot police during local elections that saw the ruling Georgian Dream party tighten its grip on power amid opposition boycotts and growing Western concern that the country is drifting closer to Moscow.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @rferl.org.web.brid.gy · 2d

Czech Winner Babis Bids To Reassure West, But May Find Coalition Complications

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, after scoring a dramatic political comeback in the October 4 parliamentary elections, looked to reassure the West over his commitment to the EU and NATO, but he may be forced to partner with even-more Eurosceptic partners to form a government.