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Russian state-owned news agency TASS Tuesday reported that a court found dissident Alexey Navalny guilty of fraud and contempt of court and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Navalny is a lawyer and longtime Russian opposition leader who survived an assassination attempt in August 2020. Russian authorities are widely believed to have organized the [...]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday announced new sanctions against 10 individuals close to Russian leadership over the invasion of Ukraine. Canada has previously imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian officials and oligarchs over the crisis in Ukraine. The latest round of sanctions aims to increase pressure on Russia to end the crisis in Ukraine. [...]

The UK Home Office Thursday announced that it would conduct a public inquiry on Dawn Sturgess’ 2018 death following her exposure to the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which inhibits essential bodily functions. Sturgess, a UK citizen, was accidentally exposed to the chemical weapon. The Novichok poison is believed to have been part of an operation targeted at [...]

A Russian Court on Thursday imposed one year of restrictions on ophthalmologist Dr Anastasia Vasileya. The sanctions restrict her movements and require monthly mandatory checks with the Russian state supervisor. She is also disallowed from leaving Moscow or attending mass events such as protests or concerts. She was first introduced into the limelight after treating Opposition [...]

Russia’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, on Thursday issued warnings to Apple and Google that the tech giants will be subject to fines if they do not remove an app associated with jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny from their digital marketplaces. Roskomnadzor released the statement via the Russian Interfax News Agency, saying the app “is used to [...]

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court imposed fines Thursday against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Pavel Durov’s Telegram. The Russian government stated that these fines were the result of Facebook and Twitter failing to delete illegal content. The court first decided the case against the tech giants back in April and found that the companies violated the Code [...]

Russian human rights organization Team 29 (Komada 29) whose members include journalists and lawyers announced Sunday it is liquidating. The move comes amidst fears about the country’s foreign agents law. Russian authorities have recently taken a number of actions targeting Team 29. On July 16, the organization’s website was blocked by authorities after the Prosecutor-General’s [...]

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow on Sunday ordered political activist Pavel Krisevich to be detained for two months following a “suicide performance” in Red Square. Krisevich was charged with the crime of hooliganism after firing blanks into the air and then at his head in an act designed to support Russian political prisoners. The [...]

US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed an amended version of the Atlantic Charter on Thursday during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England. The original Atlantic Charter was a post-war declaration signed by former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1941 following the Declaration [...]

A move to ban members of “extremist” organizations from running for office passed the first round of parliamentary discussions in Russia on Tuesday. The move is seen by critics of the Kremlin as an attempt to stop prominent opposition from running against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The bill was supported by 293 MPs, primarily from [...]