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4w ago

Court Convicts Boris Nadezhdin and Bars Him From Duma Race as Blogger Is Arrested

The rulings and detentions reflect a tightening legal campaign that uses foreign‑agent labels, extremism charges and travel bans to sideline critics before September’s parliamentary vote.

9 ARTICLES

last mo.

European Labs Report Epibatidine in Navalny’s Samples as Kremlin Denies Poisoning

11 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Erdoğan Elevates Gürlek to Justice Minister as Parliament Scuffles Mark Oath

6 ARTICLES

6mo ago

U.S. and Venezuela Move to Reopen Missions as Envoy Presses Three-Phase Transition

3 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Uganda’s Pre-Election Crackdown Intensifies Before Jan. 15 Vote

4 ARTICLES

7mo ago

Lukashenko Pardons 22 in New Year Decree, Most Convicted of Extremism

9 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Belarus Frees 123 Detainees, Including Nobel Laureate, After U.S. Lifts Potash Sanctions

8 ARTICLES

8mo ago

DOJ Confirms Bondi Memo Directing FBI to Build ‘Extremist’ Lists Under Trump’s NSPM‑7

5 ARTICLES

8mo ago

Turkey Sentences Journalist Fatih Altayli to Four Years for 'Threatening' Erdogan

6 ARTICLES

9mo ago

Maduro Asks Venezuela’s Top Court to Revoke Leopoldo López’s Nationality

15 ARTICLES

9mo ago

European Parliament Awards 2025 Sakharov Prize to Jailed Journalists in Belarus and Georgia

5 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Jorge Rial Cites Ford Falcon Outside His Home as Intimidation as Dispute Over Reported Search Request Deepens

9 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Venezuela Frees 13 Detainees Linked to Post‑Election Unrest, Five Shifted to House Arrest

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

Forceful Crackdown on Buenos Aires Protests Leaves Dozens Injured as Deputies Approve University Financing Law

4 ARTICLES

last yr.

Probable Suicide of Russia’s Transport Minister Fuels Elite Fear of Kremlin Crackdown

9 ARTICLES

last yr.

Turkey Detains 16 Opposition Mayors and Shuts Down TV Channels in Escalating Crackdown

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

FBI Deploys Loyalty Polygraphs as Agents Quit and DOJ Investigates Ex-Directors

Political Repression

Court Convicts Boris Nadezhdin and Bars Him From Duma Race as Blogger Is Arrested

Tanzania Puts Dar es Salaam Under Heavy Security to Stop July 7 Protests

Moscow Court Sentences Dozhd Editor Tikhon Dzyadko in Absentia to 8 Years

Myanmar Frees Ousted President Win Myint in Thingyan Amnesty

European Labs Report Epibatidine in Navalny’s Samples as Kremlin Denies Poisoning

Erdoğan Elevates Gürlek to Justice Minister as Parliament Scuffles Mark Oath

U.S. and Venezuela Move to Reopen Missions as Envoy Presses Three-Phase Transition

Uganda’s Pre-Election Crackdown Intensifies Before Jan. 15 Vote

Lukashenko Pardons 22 in New Year Decree, Most Convicted of Extremism

Belarus Frees 123 Detainees, Including Nobel Laureate, After U.S. Lifts Potash Sanctions

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Political Repression

DOJ Confirms Bondi Memo Directing FBI to Build ‘Extremist’ Lists Under Trump’s NSPM‑7

Turkey Sentences Journalist Fatih Altayli to Four Years for 'Threatening' Erdogan

Maduro Asks Venezuela’s Top Court to Revoke Leopoldo López’s Nationality

European Parliament Awards 2025 Sakharov Prize to Jailed Journalists in Belarus and Georgia

Jorge Rial Cites Ford Falcon Outside His Home as Intimidation as Dispute Over Reported Search Request Deepens

Venezuela Frees 13 Detainees Linked to Post‑Election Unrest, Five Shifted to House Arrest

Forceful Crackdown on Buenos Aires Protests Leaves Dozens Injured as Deputies Approve University Financing Law

Probable Suicide of Russia’s Transport Minister Fuels Elite Fear of Kremlin Crackdown

Turkey Detains 16 Opposition Mayors and Shuts Down TV Channels in Escalating Crackdown

FBI Deploys Loyalty Polygraphs as Agents Quit and DOJ Investigates Ex-Directors

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