Alongside the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), his national network of political offices and his Citizens’ Rights Protection Foundation were also branded as extremist. The decision comes six weeks after the same body approved preliminary restrictions against the activist’s organization, pending today’s result. These limits included a ban on posting materials online, …
Read More »Jailed Belarusian activist Protasevich spent Donbass War with Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, but was it as a soldier or journalist?
That’s according to multiple sources, who have revealed that the Belarusian spent a long time with the Ukrainian militia. However, there is some debate about his role with the battalion, with some believing he was just a volunteer journalist, and others suggesting he was involved in fighting. According to the …
Read More »Father jailed for calling his transgender child, who was born female, his ‘daughter’ and denouncing ‘her’ medical treatment
The man complained about doctors giving puberty blockers to the 14-year-old, and referred to the child with the pronouns ‘she’ and ‘her’, in defiance of a court order. He was sent to prison for six months for contempt of court. British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Michael Tammen denounced his behaviour …
Read More »Jailed Russian activist Navalny moved to prison hospital after almost 3 weeks on ‘hunger strike,’ allies express fears for health
Navalny allegedly began his ‘hunger strike’ to protest being refused permission to see a doctor of his choice for his leg pains. He has been complaining of health problems since late March, when his lawyers claimed that he was losing sensation in one of his limbs as well as being …
Read More »Bernie Madoff, jailed for largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in prison at the age of 82
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Read More »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 suspended sentence handed to him in 2014, when he was found guilty of embezzling 30 million rubles ($400,000) from two companies, including the French cosmetics brand Yves Rocher. Last week, …
Read More »Protests in support of rapper jailed for glorifying terrorism & insulting monarchy continue in Spain (VIDEO)
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Madrid late on Saturday. The unauthorized rally was met by a large police force who blocked the protesters from advancing towards the center of the city. While local media estimated that there were 300 people there, footage from the scene suggests the numbers were higher. …
Read More »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 sentence handed down for his involvement in a 2014 scheme to defraud French cosmetics firm Yves Rocher. A court ruled in February that he had failed to regularly report to …
Read More »Protests rock Spain for 3rd night in a row after rapper jailed for tweets insulting king & praising terrorist groups (VIDEOS)
Valencia saw some of the worst violence on Thursday, where demonstrators could be seen clashing with riot police in footage posted to social media, while a helicopter appeared to be monitoring the protests from above. Multiple injuries were reported amid the clashes in the eastern Spanish city, while some protesters …
Read More »Sick priorities? Jailed paedo pop star Gary Glitter gets Covid vaccine as his prison guards wait their turn, media says
The 76-year-old child abuser, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was administered the shot last week at HMP Verne in Portland, Dorset. He was considered high risk due to his age, which means he was prioritised over other inmates, as well as guards and personnel at the prison, the Sun …
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