opposition

Jailed Russian opposition figure Navalny announces he will go on hunger strike, demands medication & doctor of his own choosing

The activist is serving time in jail after being found guilty earlier this year of breaking the conditions of a…

3 years ago

As Germans flirt with idea of first Green Chancellor, a key opposition figure warns of the party’s ‘cultural Marxist’ agenda

Spring has arrived with a burst of new growth for the German Greens, giving rise to the biggest potential upset…

3 years ago

Western intelligence agencies directing Russian opposition to turn tide of opinion on Crimea, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense claims

At a Senate roundtable marking the anniversary of Crimea’s reabsorption on Thursday, Andrey Kartapolov, Russia’s deputy defense minister, told colleagues…

3 years ago

‘We have lost the streets,’ Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya says, predicting more protests in spring

“I must admit that we have lost the streets,” Tikhanovskaya, who currently resides in Lithuania, told Swiss magazine Le Temps…

3 years ago

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny handed $11,500 fine after being found guilty of defaming elderly WWII veteran in tweet

The judge opted to give Navalny less than the maximum fine allowed by law, which is 950,000 rubles ($13,000).Saturday's decision…

3 years ago

Jailed opposition figure Navalny to appear in Russian court to appeal fraud sentence & face verdict in WWII veteran ‘traitor’ case

The anti-corruption campaigner is facing over two-and-a-half years in a penal colony for reportedly breaching the terms of a suspended…

3 years ago

Russian opposition figure Navalny back in court for 3rd time in fortnight, as case over defamation of WWII veteran continues

The court hearing comes just ten days after the activist was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail, minus ten months…

3 years ago

Russian opposition figure Navalny back in court for 3rd time in fortnight, as case over defamation of WWII veteran continues

The court hearing comes just ten days after the activist was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail, minus ten months…

3 years ago

‘Stop calling them the opposition’: Russian Foreign Ministry says Navalny team are ‘agents of NATO,’ not legitimate politicians

“We should stop calling them the opposition. The opposition is something else,” Maria Zakharova said on Thursday to Russia’s Channel…

3 years ago

‘Stop calling them the opposition’: Russian Foreign Ministry says Navalny team are ‘agents of NATO,’ not legitimate politicians

“We should stop calling them the opposition. The opposition is something else,” Maria Zakharova said on Thursday to Russia’s Channel…

3 years ago