Supporters of Kyrgyzstan’s former president, Almazbek Atambaev, held a rally outside a courthouse in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, demanding that he be released from custody. Opponents of the 63-year-old former leader also gathered outside the court on June 1 to insist that Atambaev must go to prison. The former president and 13 codefendants face a range of charges, the most serious of which is the murder of a commander of an elite security unit that stormed Atambaev’s compound in August 2019.
Thousands of people have been gathering in Belarus to sign documents in support of opposition candidates for president. Some of them hold giant slippers to swat “the cockroach,” a reference to the country’s long-serving, authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The authorities have reacted by arresting hundreds of activists and two prominent opposition leaders~RFE/RL
Ukrainian Priests:Serve Church, Support State
At Their Peril, Student Journalists Cover Campus Protests
Rising Water Levels in Lake Malawi Engulf Communities, Resorts
Safety Reforms in Bangladesh Garment Sector Risk ‘Losing Momentum’
VOA Asia Weekly:The Story of an Exiled Chinese Journalist
Report Warns,Climate Change Set to Cut Average Income by 19%
Timor-Leste Seeks Economic Lifeline as Oil Wealth Dwindles
South Africa Prepares to End Lion Hunting in Captivity
Subscribe Our You Tube Channel
Fighting Fake News
Fighting Lies