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Tyva Declares State of Emergency Over Growing Wildfires

Authorities said the emergency measures include a ban on entering forests, whether by vehicle or on foot, including for recreational purposes.

Tyvan Opera Singer Arrested on Espionage Charges in Moscow – Mediazona

Tsetsendelger Tegshee, born in Mongolia, studied art in the Tyvan capital of Kyzyl and has performed with the Tyva State Philharmonic since 2018.

For Indigenous Families in Russia, Keeping Language Alive Is an Impossible Task

In Russia's ethnic republics, erasure facilitated by Kremlin-dictated policy has many fearing for the future of their Indigenous languages.

Siberian Police Arrest Military Officer Filmed Beating Soldiers

Pro-war bloggers had earlier published videos of a military police officer striking two soldiers with a baton and using a stun gun on one of them.

Full Support or Quiet Resistance: Ukraine War Splits Russia’s Buddhists

Nonviolence is a central precept of the Buddhist faith. So why have so many Buddhist clerks from Russia backed the invasion of Ukraine?

‘He Was Right All Along’: 5 Years Since Arrest, Support for Anti-Putin Shaman Is Stronger Than Ever

Once dismissed by some as “a lunatic,” many now view Alexander Gabyshev’s quest against the Kremlin as prophetic in light of the war in Ukraine.

Russia's Republic of Tyva Declares Wildfire Emergency

Regional authorities said nearly two dozen currently burning wildfires engulfed an area of around 7.7 square miles.

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