Hours after this interview with Al Jazeera, Pyotr Verzilov was hospitalised. His group claim he has been poisoned.
Hours after this interview with Al Jazeera, Pyotr Verzilov was hospitalised. His group claim he has been poisoned.
Moscow relaxed laws that jailed domestic violence perpetrators, and reported cases of abuse have skyrocketed since.
From leaving their children with family or at orphanages, struggling parents make tough choices as they seek employment.
As Great Terror’s anniversary arrives in Russia, Harbin operation in which 20,000 were executed remains little known.
Locals say life is tough and development slow as Russian and Japanese leaders fail to come to agreement over dispute.
![Kuril Islands [Nikolay Korzhov/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/154586207bae4259895ad1a7887a257b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Authorities in Dongguan city have attempted to eradicate the world’s oldest profession, but it still survives.
The deadliest terror attack in modern Russia’s history led to the deaths of 334 hostages, more than half children.
![The hostages spent three days at the school's gymnasium in oppressive heat and without water. Today, that gym has become a grim memorial to the dead. [Andrei Kovalenko/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201452291921197435_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Hong Kong’s annual democracy protest: biggest in recent years
![Police say around 90,000 people took part in the rally, while organisers say the turnout was over 500,000. [Andrey Kovalenko/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014728126774786_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Georgia’s breakaway region, ravaged by war in 2008, is more stable now but continues to suffer economically.
![Tskhinvali suffered heavy damage after a brief war between Georgia and Russia in 2008 [Osinform.ru]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20146510019799734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)