Opposition – Page 24 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Israel backs preliminary bill to disband parliament, paving way for the fourth election in 2 years

Posted on December 3, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Israeli politicians have passed a proposal to dissolve parliament and hold early elections in 2021 after the opposition slammed Benjamin Netanyahu’s management of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Israel backs preliminary bill to disband parliament, paving way for the fourth election in 2 years

Russia

Opposition figure Navalny could face investigation for calling for ‘violent overthrow’ of Putin’s government

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

Authorities in Moscow could open a new file on opposition activist Alexey Navalny after he made a series of statements earlier this year that, they say, condone extremism against the Russian state. … Read More >Opposition figure Navalny could face investigation for calling for ‘violent overthrow’ of Putin’s government

World

Emerging sanctions-driven EU alliance with Navalny reeks of Western neo-colonial moves which helped destroy Russia in 1990s

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020By Editor

The West’s favorite Russian opposition figure has called for the EU to sanction pro-Kremlin ‘oligarchs’. Alexey Navalny doesn’t appear to be against all ‘oligarchs’ though, just those he feels are supportive of Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Emerging sanctions-driven EU alliance with Navalny reeks of Western neo-colonial moves which helped destroy Russia in 1990s

Russia

Navalny uses meeting between EU officials & pro-West Russian opposition to call for sanctions on Kremlin-linked ‘oligarchs’

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020By Editor

Alexey Navalny has called on the EU to impose sanctions on Russian “oligarchs,” rich businessmen he says are connected to the Kremlin. The opposition figure wants them to be prevented from keeping assets inside the 27-member bloc. … Read More >Navalny uses meeting between EU officials & pro-West Russian opposition to call for sanctions on Kremlin-linked ‘oligarchs’

World

Embarrassment for Belarusian opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya as she claims Biden meeting invite before her team backtracks

Posted on November 27, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya claimed on Thursday that Joe Biden had invited her for a meeting, but her team was forced to reveal one day later that the invitation was, in fact, fictional. … Read More >Embarrassment for Belarusian opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya as she claims Biden meeting invite before her team backtracks

China to charge 12 anti-government protesters caught fleeing Hong Kong in speedboat

Posted on November 27, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Chinese authorities have announced that they will formally charge 12 anti-government protesters with border violations after they were arrested trying to flee Hong Kong in a speedboat three months ago. … Read More >China to charge 12 anti-government protesters caught fleeing Hong Kong in speedboat

Russia

Belarusian opposition figure Babariko faces long jail term as Russia’s Lavrov heads to Minsk for meeting with embattled Lukashenko

Posted on November 25, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Leading opposition figure Viktor Babariko has been formally charged with money laundering and taking bribes by authorities in Belarus, as Russia expresses growing concern and frustration over the situation in the country. … Read More >Belarusian opposition figure Babariko faces long jail term as Russia’s Lavrov heads to Minsk for meeting with embattled Lukashenko

Russia

Ties between Moscow & OPCW going through ‘period of challenges,’ but point of no return not yet reached, Russian envoy tells RT

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020By Editor

The US and its allies are trying to turn the UN’s chemical arms watchdog into a political tool, but it remains an important platform via which Moscow can defend its interests, Alexander Shulgin, Russian envoy to the body, told RT. … Read More >Ties between Moscow & OPCW going through ‘period of challenges,’ but point of no return not yet reached, Russian envoy tells RT

World

‘They shot at me’: Embattled Belarus leader Lukashenko recalls assassination attempt and rules out handing over power to son

Posted on November 15, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

President Alexander Lukashenko recounted being shot at during his first election, and set out plans for his eventual departure amid worsening protests in Belarus, sparked by the death of an opposition activist. … Read More >‘They shot at me’: Embattled Belarus leader Lukashenko recalls assassination attempt and rules out handing over power to son

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Ex-Miss Belarus turned MP indicates Minsk could revoke citizenship from Belarusians it labels ‘extremists,’ as protests continue

Posted on November 14, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

MP Maria Vasilevich, a former Miss Belarus, has revealed that the country’s parliament will soon consider depriving Belarusians of their citizenship if they cause “serious harm” to the national interest. … Read More >Ex-Miss Belarus turned MP indicates Minsk could revoke citizenship from Belarusians it labels ‘extremists,’ as protests continue