Tag: Opposition

Categories World

Zelensky’s Purge: Ukraine’s latest internal battles show how hopes for the 2014 Maidan are fading amid fears of totalitarianism

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Since Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, almost every president has, sooner or later, begun to take on authoritarian tendencies. Unfortunately, the country’s current leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, is no exception. … Read More >Zelensky’s Purge: Ukraine’s latest internal battles show how hopes for the 2014 Maidan are fading amid fears of totalitarianism

Categories Russia

US & allies don’t care about Navalny, want to use alleged poisoning to stigmatize Russia, Moscow’s envoy to OPCW tells RT

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Russia has responded to a list of questions on the alleged poisoning of Alexey Navalny from 45 OPCW members, Moscow’s envoy to the chemical watchdog told RT, adding that the case has been “extremely politicized” by the West. … Read More >US & allies don’t care about Navalny, want to use alleged poisoning to stigmatize Russia, Moscow’s envoy to OPCW tells RT

Categories Russia

Majority of Russians didn’t even know Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ election app existed, despite Western media focus & legal ban

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The ban on an anti-Kremlin voting app launched by jailed activist Alexey Navalny became a central part of Western media reporting on last month’s Russian parliamentary elections. However, most voters didn’t even know it existed. … Read More >Majority of Russians didn’t even know Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ election app existed, despite Western media focus & legal ban

Categories Russia

America & 44 other countries demand urgent answers from Moscow over ‘attempted assassination’ of jailed opposition figure Navalny

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The United States and 44 other countries have submitted a list of questions to Moscow asking for details about the alleged poisoning of now-jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, the State Department revealed on Tuesday. … Read More >America & 44 other countries demand urgent answers from Moscow over ‘attempted assassination’ of jailed opposition figure Navalny

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‘Liars and hypocrites’: Imprisoned Russian opposition figure Navalny accuses Google & Apple of being ‘accomplices’ of Kremlin

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The jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has taken to Twitter to criticize US tech giants Google and Apple of acting as “accomplices” of the Kremlin, which he says “forged the results” of the country’s recent elections. … Read More >‘Liars and hypocrites’: Imprisoned Russian opposition figure Navalny accuses Google & Apple of being ‘accomplices’ of Kremlin

Categories Russia

Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’

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An online tactical voting initiative backed by jailed campaigner Alexey Navalny has been removed from app stores on the eve of Russia’s parliamentary elections, after Moscow hit out at tech firms it says were circumventing a ban. … Read More >Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’

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Head of Navalny-linked doctors’ ‘union’ denounces Russian opposition figure’s movement, his allies blame pressure from authorities

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The head of the Doctors’ Alliance, an activist group linked to Alexey Navalny, has publicly revealed that she has cut all ties with the Russian opposition figure’s organization, accusing its leaders of exploiting her and her team. … Read More >Head of Navalny-linked doctors’ ‘union’ denounces Russian opposition figure’s movement, his allies blame pressure from authorities

Categories Middle East

Leader of Afghanistan’s ‘resistance’ group says he’s ready to talk with Taliban as they claim reaching Panjshir province capital

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Ahmad Massoud says he is ready to talk with the Taliban if it withdraws from Panjshir valley. The Taliban, meanwhile, claimed its forces have reached the capital of the province. … Read More >Leader of Afghanistan’s ‘resistance’ group says he’s ready to talk with Taliban as they claim reaching Panjshir province capital

Categories World

Zelensky regime can demolish monuments to friendship with Russia but it will never divide the people – Ukrainian opposition leader

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The people of Russia and Ukraine can never be divided, and they will never be set at odds, despite the efforts of the Zelensky government in Kiev to stoke “ethnic hatred,” the leader of the country’s opposition has claimed. … Read More >Zelensky regime can demolish monuments to friendship with Russia but it will never divide the people – Ukrainian opposition leader

Categories Middle East

Panjshir resistance is two guys who want war to continue, Taliban spokesman tells Russian media, dismissing tribal militia threat

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The anti-Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan are a minor nuisance that can be solved either through talks or by military force, a spokesman for the military movement has said. … Read More >Panjshir resistance is two guys who want war to continue, Taliban spokesman tells Russian media, dismissing tribal militia threat