Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Police Detained Journalists At Rally Of Russian Soldiers' Relatives In Moscow
- Title
- Police Detained Journalists At Rally Of Russian Soldiers' Relatives In Moscow
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Police briefly detained more than 20 Russian and foreign journalists who were covering an unauthorized rally in Moscow, where dozens of relatives of Russian soldiers men laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on February 3.
#russia #protests #russiatoday #pressfreedom
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- Kyrgyzstan's Last Calligrapher Struggles To Preserve The Ancient Arabic Art
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tulanboi Muidinov, a 71-year-old calligrapher, is the last calligrapher in Kyrgyzstan who specializes in ancient Arabic texts. The art of calligraphy developed in Central Asia under the influence of Islam in the 10th-15th centuries it's now in danger of disappearing. Muidinov wants to pass on his skills to the next generation, but struggles to find followers.
#kyrgyzstan #centralasia #calligraphy #calligraphyart #calligrapher #arabic #arabictext #islam
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- Talk Of War Fatigue Is 'Shameful' Says First Lady Of Ukraine Olena Zelenska
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska told @RadioSvobodaUkraine in an interview that it's "shameful" to speak of war fatigue as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its two-year anniversary.
#ukrainewar #ukrainenews #russiaukrainewar
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- Ukrainian Built An Indoor Bomb Shelter And Dropped 1-Ton Weight On Himself To Test It
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Ukrainian man was so confident in a mobile indoor bomb shelter he built that he tested it by dropping a 1-ton weight on the it while he was inside it. "I don't want to make shelters. I want this war to end," he told @CurrentTimeTV.
#ukraine #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukrainenews
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- Bi-2 Singer Arrives In Israel As Bandmates Fight Deportation To Russia
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Russian singer Igor Bortnik arrived in Israel while his bandmates remained in detention in Thailand on January 31, amid efforts by Moscow to have the musicians deported to Russia. The band, Bi-2, is known for opposing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
#russia #russiaukrainewar #israel #ukrainewar
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- This Ukrainian Woman Was Once A Jeweler. Now She Makes Military Drones.
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- As Ukraine faces delays in aid from key donors, nongovernmental groups and volunteers are doing what they can to support its embattled military. Violetta Oliynyk, an artist and jeweler, is now building military drones for use on the front lines, where her brothers and father are serving.
#ukraine #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #drone #drones
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- Why Is Russia In The Dock Again At The International Court Of Justice?
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Title
- Anti-Terrorism And Anti-Discrimination: What Russia Will Be Tried For At The ICJ
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's top court, will rule in the Hague on January 31 whether Russia breached international anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination laws in Ukraine. RFE/RL correspondent Olena Abramovych reports.
#russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #ukrainewar #icj
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- Rush For Measles Vaccines In Kazakhstan Amid Surge In Cases
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Kazakh government has purchased more than 1.5 million measles vaccines amid a surge of cases. The country has the third-highest caseload in the world, behind Yemen and India, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
#kazakhstan #measles #vaccine #vaccination
- Title
- Ukrainian Medic Tortured By Russians Credited With Saving Lives Of Other Prisoners
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In February 2022, Ukrainian Army medic Yuriy Armash was trying to reach his unit as the Russian invasion was advancing fast. He was caught in Kherson, tortured, and held for months. While in captivity, he used his medical training to treat other Ukrainian prisoners. Some say he saved their lives.
#ukraine #russiaukrainewar #kherson
- Title
- Missile Strike Leaves Destruction In Slovyansk
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #missilestrike #slovyansk #russia
- Title
- Serbian Protesters Again Challenge Election Results At Constitutional Court
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Serbian opposition protesters gathered in front of the Constitutional Court in Belgrade on January 26 to demand the annulment of national and municipal elections held in December. The Serbia Against Violence coalition has staged a number of protests claiming electoral fraud by the ruling party.
#serbia #serbianprotests #serbianelections #belgrade #electionresult
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- What Now After The ICJ Ruling On Israel-Gaza Not Calling For a Cease-Fire?
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ordered Israel to take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, but has not called for a cease-fire. RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak examines the court's interim ruling and explains what impact it might have.
#ceasefire #israel #israelhamaswar #gaza #ceasefireingaza
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- Presumed By Russian Media To Have Been Killed In Ukraine, Two Frenchmen Speak To RFE/RL
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Two French nationals have told RFE/RL they're both very much alive and living in France, despite Russian state media claims they were in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv at the time of a Russian missile strike on January 16.
#russiaukrainewar #russia #ukrainewar #kharkiv #ukraine #france
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- Donkeys Bring Solar Power To Remote Kyrgyz Village
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Until recently, the remote Kyrgyz village of Zardaly was completely off the grid. Now, solar power is changing the lives of the local community that has long been isolated deep in the mountainous Ferghana Valley. With the help of a herd of donkeys, ambitious villagers braved hazardous terrain to bring green energy and the Internet to their settlement.
#kyrgyzstan #solarpower #kyrgyz
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- Breaking Language Barriers, Uzbek Love Songs Conquer Central Asia
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Bahrom Azimov writes love songs in Uzbek that are now being translated and conquering Central Asia's heart. Many prominent singers in the region are performing songs composed by this ethnic Uzbek from Kyrgyzstan.
#kyrgyzstan #uzbekistan #popsongs #popmusic
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- Ukraine Seeks Investigation As Details On Russian Plane Crash In Belgorod Remain Scarce
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A day after a Russian military plane crashed in the country's Belgorod region, many questions remain. Russia claims Ukraine downed the plane, which Moscow says was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Ukraine cast doubt on the presence of prisoners and is seeking an international investigation.
#russianews #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar
- Title
- Russian Elections: Boris Nadezhdin Says Russia Needs A New President And He's Ready To Fill The Job
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition candidate Boris Nadezhdin, running for President Vladimir Putin's job in the Russian elections in March, says the war on Ukraine has been a disaster. Nadezhdin has collected the legally required 100,000 signatures for his nomination as a candidate, he says.
#russia #russianews
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- Husband Of Imprisoned American Citizen, Journalist Speaks Up
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The husband of imprisoned journalist and American citizen Alsu Kurmasheva says the charges against her are absurd.
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- What To Expect From The International Court Ruling In Israel Genocide Case In Gaza
- Runtime
- 4:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In response to South Africa's accusations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, the International Court of Justice is to deliver a interim relief ruling on January 26 calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and the facilitation of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak explains what this means and what impact it might have.
#israel #israelhamaswar #israelpalestineconflict
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- Russian Plane Crash Leaves Questions Over Death Toll And Cause
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian officials say 74 people died when a transport plane crashed in the Belgorod region. The toll, according to Moscow, includes 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Russia accused Ukraine of downing the plane, but the cause of the crash and the death toll have not been independently confirmed.
#russia #planecrash #russiaukrainewar
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- Children In Ukraine Go To Kindergarten In The Metro Station To Avoid Russian Air Strikes
- Runtime
- 4:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Children in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv has opened kindergartens in the metro to help protect young pupils from Russian air strikes. Groups of children spend two hours every weekend at the makeshift facilities, where they learn the basics of math, writing, and drawing.
#ukrainewar #ukrainenews #russiaukrainewar
- Title
- What Xi Jinping Did – And Didn’t – Learn From The Collapse Of The Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 25:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A slowing economy poses a major challenge to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s hold on power and there's an unlikely culprit: China’s complicated relationship with the Soviet Union. Chris Miller, Nadège Rolland, and Niva Yau joined the Talking China In Eurasia's last episode to explain.
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#xijinping #china #sovietunion
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- Deadly Russian Missile Strikes Hit Kharkiv And Kyiv
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Dozens of Russian missiles rained down on civilian areas of Kharkiv and Kyiv early on January 23, killing at least seven and injuring more than 50 people while destroying buildings. Ukrainian air-defense officials said many of the missiles fired were shot down.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/kharkive-kyiv-ukraine-russia-missile-strikes-deadly-civilian-artillery-air-defense-/32788829.html
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- Woman Who Faced Harassment From A Stalker For Five Years Demands Answers From Serbian Police
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- It took years for Jelena Riznic to get Serbian police to take her harassment case seriously, while she found support in a help center for women facing stalking and abuse. A former classmate stalked her since 2019. He eventually threatened violence and a large cache of weapons was discovered at his home when he was arrested. Authorities have provided Riznic no further information.
#harassment #stalker #womensuppotingwomen
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- Unlikely Adoption Story: A Woman Found Three Newborn Babies In The Trash In Moscow
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In an unlikely adoption story, Mavluda Shakirova found three abandoned newborn babies in a trash container on the streets of Moscow. One of them subsequently died but 65-year-old Shakirova officially adopted the two surviving children.
#adoption
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- Volunteer Organization Provides Free Scar And Burn Treatment For Soldiers And Civilians In Ukraine
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian volunteer organization Unburned provides treatment of scars and burns free of charge for soldiers and civilians in Ukraine who have suffered skin damage as a result of Russia's invasion. CEO Maksym Turkevych says Unburned has treated about 150 patients in the last year.
#ukrainewar #volunteer #ukraine
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- Fire Destroys National Gallery In Georgia's Breakaway Abkhazia Region
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A fire has destroyed the National Gallery of Paintings in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia. Firefighters and artists rushed to save artworks in Sukhumi, the administrative center of the region, which has been run by Russian-backed separatists since the early 1990s.
#abkhazia
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- New Protests, And Arrests, Over Jail Term For Activist in Bashkortostan
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of people rallied on January 19 in Ufa, the capital of Russia's Bashkortostan region, in support of Fail Alsynov, an activist who was sentenced to four years in prison. Riot police detained several people at the latest rally in Alsynov's defense.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/protests-bashkortostan-russia-jailed-activist/32783968.html
- Title
- Afghan Women Say What It's Like In Afghanistan Under Taliban Today
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Testimonies from Afghan women about their life in Afghanistan under the Taliban, which banned higher education for women in December 2022.
#afghanistannews #afghanistan #taliban
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- Police Detained More Than 10 People In Bashkortostan Region
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- More than 10 people have been detained after hundreds of people participated in protests today in Russia. Demonstrators gathered on the central square of the city of Ufa in the Bashkortostan region. The wave of protests erupted after local eco-activist Fail Alsynov was jailed for allegedly inciting ethnic hatred. These are the biggest demonstrations in Russia since anti-war protests were suppressed following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
#russia #russianews #russiatoday
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- Outspoken Critic Of Turkmenistan's Authoritarian Regime Beaten And Stabbed In Turkey
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An outspoken critic of the authoritarian regime in Turkmenistan has reluctantly ended his activism after getting beaten and stabbed in Turkey. From Istanbul, Eziz Mammedov would post criticism of the Turkmen government on social media. "Turkmen authorities were following me even outside the country," he says.
#turkmenistan
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- Pakistan Attacks Iran After Iran Air Strike In Pakistan's Balochistan Province
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Pakistan's air strikes hit villages in Iran in the Sistan-Balochistan Province near the two countries' border on January 18, killing four children and five adults, according to Iranian officials. The latest attack follows Iran's air strikes on January 16 on targets inside Pakistan's Balochistan Province.
#irannews #pakistannews #iran #pakistan
- Title
- Life Under Taliban: Women In Afghanistan Talk About Education Ban
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Testimonies from Afghan women about how the Taliban's education ban is impacting their lives. In Afghanistan today, women are banned from receiving education.
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- Life Under Taliban: Women In Afghanistan Talk About Education Ban
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- When the Taliban banned women from getting a secondary education in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of students lost access to university. RFE/RL spoke with three women who had their studies cut short. A former student said it was the worst day of her life when her dream of studying was lost.
#talibanoverafghanistan #afghanistannews #womensrights
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- Title
- A Palestinian-Bosnian Family Finds Refuge After Fleeing Conflict In Bosnia And Later Gaza
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In the 1990s, Bosnian-born Sutka al-Barawi and her Palestinian husband fled the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina and resettled in Gaza. Some 30 years later, war forced them from their home a second time, sending the family back to Bosnia in search of safety.
#bosnia #gaza #palestine #refugees
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- Russian Strikes On Kharkiv And Odesa Hit Apartments, Wounding 17
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian air strikes hit apartments in the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv late on January 16 and Odesa hours later. In Kharkiv, at least 17 were wounded in a missile attack. More than a dozen buildings were reportedly damaged by two S-300 missiles fired from the Russian region of Belgorod.
#ukraine #ukrainewar #russiaukrainewar
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- Protests In Russia: Police Used Tear Gas And Stun Grenades On Activists
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In Russia's Bashkortostan region, protests erupted after a court sentenced an activist to four years in prison, leading to clashes between demonstrators and police. Local media reported that the police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the protesters.
#russia #protests #russiatoday
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- Serbian Opposition Says Democracy At Stake As Protests Over Elections Resume
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- After a two-week break, new protests were held in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on January 16 over disputed national and municipal elections. Several thousand demonstrators gathered in front of the offices of the national election commission, demanding the annulment of the December vote.
By @RadioSlobodnaEvropa
#serbia
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- Title
- How Is The Red Sea Crisis Affecting Shipping And The World Economy?
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- With Huthi rebels disrupting shipping off the coast of Yemen and in the Red Sea, what impact is this having on shipping, trade, and the world economy? Thomas Juneau is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa while Professor Steve Hanke is an economist at Johns Hopkins University.
#yemen #israelpalestineconflict #gaza
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- Title
- Pakistan Restricts Key Border Crossing With Afghanistan In A Row Over Visas
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of trucks, many loaded with perishable goods, were blocked at a key Pakistan border crossing with Afghanistan on January 16. Citing security concerns, Islamabad has been demanding that Afghan truckers have visas before passing the Pakistan checkpoints.
#afghanistan #afghanistannews #pakistannews #pakistan
By @mashaal-radio
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- Title
- Latvian President: Russian Atrocities In Ukraine Are Causing Divisions In Society
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian atrocities in Ukraine have created an "emotionally charged" atmosphere in Latvia, according to its president, Edgars Rinkevics. Speaking to Current Time in Riga on January 9, he described divisions between those who had suffered repression in the Soviet era and some Russian-speaking Latvians.
#latvia #ukraine #ukrainewar #russiaukrainewar
By @CurrentTimeTV
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- Title
- Several Kyrgyz Journalists Detained After Police Search Homes
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- At least 10 journalists from four independent media organizations in Kyrgyzstan were detained by police after their homes and offices were raided on January 16. They were questioned about alleged involvement in organizing mass unrest.
#kyrgyzstan
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- Kazakh Protesters Demand Justice For Victims Of 2022 Crackdown
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Police in Kazakhstan detained protesters demanding justice for relatives killed during a 2022 crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. They said Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev should be held accountable for issuing a "shoot to kill" order to security forces.
#kazakhstan
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- Thousands Rally To Support Russian Activist Charged With Inciting Ethnic Hatred
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Some 5,000 people rallied to support an activist in Bashkortostan, an autonomous Russian republic 1,100 kilometers east of Moscow. The activist, Fail Alsynov, is accused of inciting ethnic hatred over plans to bring migrants for a new gold-mining project in the region.
By @CurrentTimeTV
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- Title
- Northern Kosovo Residents No Longer Have Free Electricity, Endangering Local Cryptocurrency Mining
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Residents of northern Kosovo, an ethnic Serb-majority area, will finally be forced to pay electricity bills under an agreement years in the making. The plan will end 25 years of free power -- and is likely to put the bite on energy-intensive cryptocurrency "mining" in the region bordering Serbia.
By @radio-evropaelire
#kosovo #serbia
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- Several Dead In Blast, Fire At Baku Furniture Workshop
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An explosion at a furniture-making facility in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, set off a fire that left widespread destruction and at least three people dead. Dozens were reported injured as rescue workers rushed to help survivors out of the rubble. Authorities said an investigation had been launched into whether safety violations had led to the disaster.
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- Title
- Romanian Farmers, Truck Drivers Continue Protests
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Romanian farmers and truck drivers continued protests across the country on January 15, as negotiations with the government failed to reach agreement. Protesters demand the government provide assistance, including subsidies, to counter high insurance rates and to compete with a flood of Ukrainian products entering the EU.
#romania
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- Title
- Why It's Becoming Harder To Use Mobile Payments In Kazakhstan
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Markets in Kazakhstan have begun to shun popular mobile payments to avoid a 10 percent sales tax. As of January 1, authorities started tracking mobile transactions to enforce the tax, which vendors are obliged to pay after more than 100 transactions per month.
#kazakhstan
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- Title
- Leading Kyrgyz News Agency Raided Over An Article About The War In Ukraine
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Security agents in Kyrgyzstan raided the Bishkek offices of the news website 24.kg on January 15 and took the outlet's director-general, Asel Otorbaeva, and chief editor, Makhinur Niyazova, away for questioning.
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