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May 19, 2024
Frantic Search For Crashed Helicopter With Iranian President

Iranian rescue teams were frantically searching for a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi after it crashed in a remote area of the country on May 19.

May 19, 2024
Students Leave Kyrgyzstan In Wake Of Anti-Foreigner Mob Violence

Pakistan has repatriated some 180 of its citizens following mob violence in Bishkek on the night of May 17-18. Around 140 of the returnees are foreign students, a group that is believed to have been targeted during the attacks.
May 19, 2024
Iran Releases Footage Of Rescuers Searching For President's Helicopter

Thick fog dominates the official Iranian footage of search efforts for a helicopter reportedly carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Iranian state media said the helicopter made a "hard landing" on May 19.
May 19, 2024
Protests In Pakistan Over Mob Attack On Foreigners In Kyrgyzstan

Pakistani students in the homeland have protested attacks on their compatriots in Kyrgyzstan. The rallies held on May 18 urged Pakistan to ensure safety for its students in the Central Asian country. Late on May 18, a special flight arrived in Lahore with Pakistani students from Bishkek.
May 18, 2024
'We Are Scared': Afghan Community, Foreign Students Warned To Stay Off Bishkek Streets

An Afghan refugee in Bishkek says he fears for his safety after violent mobs attacked foreigners in the Kyrgyz capital. The assault was allegedly directed at international students and migrants. Victims have said Pakistani and Indian students were targeted.
May 18, 2024
Attackers Storm Foreigners' Dorms In Kyrgyzstan

Assailants have broken into foreign students' housing in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. Amateur footage filmed on the night of May 17-18 and verified by RFE/RL shows crowds outside hostels accommodating foreigners, assailants beating people, and the damaged interior of Pakistani students' rooms.
May 18, 2024
Video Appears To Show Mob Attacking Foreigners In Bishkek

The Kyrgyz government said 28 people were injured in mob violence in Bishkek on the night of May 17-18 that appeared to be directed against foreign students and migrants. The violence prompted diplomatic reactions from Pakistan and India, who warned their students to remain indoors.
May 18, 2024
Kyrgyz Security Forces Cordon Off Parts Of Bishkek Amid Violence

The Kyrgyz government said 28 people were injured, including three foreigners, in an incident that took place in Bishkek on the night of May 17-18. The violence was apparently triggered by a video of a fight near a Bishkek hostel involving "foreigners" that had circulated on social media.
May 17, 2024
In Georgia, Church-Led 'Family Purity Day' Forces Out LGBT Events

Georgian religious and political leaders led a march marking Family Purity Day on May 17. The new holiday was created in 2014 in reaction to the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. Georgian LGBT activists say they no longer mark that event out of fears for their safety.
May 17, 2024
Anger In Armenia As Governor Meets Border Villagers Behind Closed Doors

Villagers in the Armenian village of Kirants on the border with Azerbaijan have expressed anger after a meeting with the local provincial governor of Tavush was held behind closed doors. Many locals are angry with a border deal under which four abandoned villages will return to Azerbaijani control.
May 17, 2024
Why Won't North Macedonia's New President Say The Country's New Name?

North Macedonia's new president, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, refused to say the word "North" in the country’s name when she was sworn in. She says she has the right to do so, but this has sparked an angry reaction from Greece.
May 17, 2024
As Russia Attacks Northern Kharkiv Region, Ukrainian Troops In The East Are Stretched Thin

Russian forces opened a new front in the war with an invasion of the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast last week. That has not meant a letup in the fighting in the east, where troops in the Donetsk region say they're short on munitions and manpower as they await fresh military aid.

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