The Turkish police have detained 16 Iraqi nationals in the Ankara capital suspected of being involved in the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the official Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, citing sources in law enforcement

The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) non-governmental organization urged the Turkish leadership on Tuesday to drop charges against seven Turkish activists that are facing life imprisonment for participating in the 2013 Gezi Park protests, including exiled opposition journalist Can Dundar

Protesters outside of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on Monday are demanding the creation of an interim investigative commission to probe the Russian citizens arrested in Minsk ahead of the Belarusian presidential election, according to the Ukrainian Pryamiy TV channel's broadcast

UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said in a congressional hearing on Friday that she recommends the US government sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

The United States should develop a sanctions program in order to protect journalists like Jamal Khashoggi, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard told the US House Intelligence Committee on Friday