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Defrocked Priest’s Case Goes to Trial in Kazakhstan

Click to expand Image Yakov Vorontsov. © Petr Trotsenko (RFE/RL) The case of Vladimir (Yakov) Vorontsov, a Russian Orthodox priest from Kazakhstan who was defrocked in 2024 over apparent retaliation for independent religious activity and public criticism of…

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Uganda Arrests 16 in Alleged $4M Fake Gold Scam

Ugandan police have arrested 16 people, including four police officers, for their alleged involvement in a fake gold scam that defrauded a Dubai businessman of $4 million, the Uganda Police Force stated.The suspects operated under the company name…

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Spain Arrests Germany’s Most Wanted Drug Trafficker

Spanish police, working with German authorities, have arrested Germany’s most wanted drug trafficker in the southern city of Málaga, the National Police announced Monday. The unnamed fugitive, detained on August 24, was wanted under a European arrest warrant…

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Chile: Reject Constitutional Changes

Click to expand Image Chilean President José Antonio Kast greets police officers after announcing a new security agenda and stricter immigration enforcement, at the Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile, August 6, 2026. © 2026 Esteban Felix/AP Photo…

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Sri Lanka: Tepid Progress on Justice for Past Abuses

Click to expand Image A police officer stands guard in front of the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, July 26, 2025. © 2025 CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/EPA/Shutterstock The Sri Lankan government’s prosecution of past grave abuses has…

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