In the latest weekly demonstration, tens of thousands marched through the streets of the British capital under the banner “Unite for Freedom”. The rally brought together groups of people who are variously unhappy with the prolonged lockdowns imposed by the government, mistrustful of Covid-19 vaccines and harbour anti-government sentiments. Politician …
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In August 1944, the Nazi General in charge in Paris, Dietrich von Choltitz, surrendered to French and US troops as four years of occupation came to an end. The moment marked the definitive end of curfews for Parisians and the need to carry an Ausweis – a Nazi-issued identity document …
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USS Independence (LCS-2) will be decommissioned on July 31, while the Freedom (LCS-1) will join the reserve fleet at the end of September, Navy spokeswoman Commander Nicole Schwegman confirmed to the US Naval Institute (USNI) on Monday. The follow-on ships in both classes, Fort Worth and Coronado, are likewise supposed to …
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Donnacha Ó Beacháin is an internationally-respected professor with extensive experience teaching students about politics in the countries that once formed the Soviet Union. He was targeted by two diplomats who claimed that his program, named ‘Russia and the post-Soviet space’, was spreading “disinformation and Russian propaganda narratives.” Georgia and Ukraine, …
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The protest took place outside historic Groeneveld Castle, located in the municipality of Baarn. A live feed by RT’s video agency Ruptly showed protesters gathering by the castle and then marching through the forest surrounding it into the town of Baarn. The protest’s location was chosen after Groeneveld Castle opened …
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In Melbourne, Australia, the residents of a public housing tower block have filed a class action in court against their government over being shut inside during lockdown. Meanwhile, in Spain, the regional authorities of Madrid have overturned the national restrictions enforced on them last October using a legal challenge. But …
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The Harvard Caps-Harris Poll, released Monday, found that 64% of Americans fear that a “growing cancel culture” is a threat to their freedom. The other 36% said there is no threat. The results were more split when the poll asked respondents how important they think the issue of cancel culture …
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Lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday allowing authorities to mandate the so-called ‘freedom bracelets’ for citizens, after a previous measure requiring quarantine at government-administered hotels expired earlier this month. Now, Israelis will isolate at home by default, so long as they consent to wear the electronic tracking gadget. Proposed last …
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Covid Freedom Index Even as billions are set to acquire immunity to the virus in 2021 – either through vaccination or antibodies gained following a course of the illness – there has been little letup in crisis rhetoric, with those in power often advocating restrictive measures that go far beyond …
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Macron made the confession “in the name of France” as he met with Boumendjel’s grandchildren on Tuesday, providing an honest and official explanation for his death over 60 years ago, which, until now, had been classed as a suicide. A formal statement from France’s Elysee Palace confirmed that Boumendjel was …
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