The volcanic Kamchatka peninsula is Russia's easternmost region, nine time zones east of Moscow.

Several Pacific nations have backed calls for investigations into allegations of violence by security forces in Indonesia's easternmost region, Papua.

Reports of human rights abuses by security forces often trickle out of the easternmost region of Papua, where a separatist movement has simmered for decades.

Two easternmost regions of Ukraine held referendums on self-rule that some fear could presage a break-up of the country.