In the latest move to get distance itself from Russian dominance, Kazakhstan has renamed a town in the region around Astana, the capital, after Kenesary Khan, who led the largest uprising against Russia's colonial troops in Kazakhstan in the 19th century before he was killed in 1847.
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A court in Belarus has sentenced self-exiled opposition activist Vadzim Prakopyeu to 25 years in prison on multiple charges, including allegedly coordinating an attempted arson attack at the house of a pro-government lawmaker in June 2021.
Russia's Investigative Committee said on June 21 that it has launched a probe into the death in custody of 40-year-old anti-war activist Anatoly Beryozikov in the southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don last week.