Alleged Wagner Group commander defects
A man who claims to be a commander from the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary group fighting in Ukraine, has fled to Norway. He says he is prepared to testify against the Wagner Group's founder and leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, about extrajudicial executions committed by members of the group. And, Mursal Nabizada could have fled Afghanistan with a humanitarian visa. But the former lawmaker remained in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in 2021. On Jan. 15, gunmen killed Nabizada in her home. Also, a Canadian mining company is looking to build the largest gold mine in the Brazilian Amazon region. Nearby, riverside and Indigenous communities are concerned that the mine could destroy their environment. Plus, the fight for LGBTQ rights in Iran.