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Some of these women have started a channel on Telegram to call for the demobilization of their soldiers. Two months before the elections, this display of discontent is a headache for the Kremlin

Alsynov, a leading Bashkir nationalist, speaks for sections of the Bashkir elites and upper middle class that see the Putin regime as an obstacle to their own self-enrichment.

A young man has died after being detained this month in Russias Bashkortostan region after it was jolted by a series of rare protests, a rights group said on Saturday.... -January 27, 2024 at 02:30 pm EST - MarketScreener

Podcast | Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, located in the Ural Mountains region, erupted in protests in mid-January following the arrest of Fayil Alsynov, a well-known local activist who was sentenced to four years in prison.

Authorities in Russia's republic of Bashkortostan on Friday held a pro-government rally amid their efforts to contain the public backlash that ensued following the imprisonment of a prominent Bashkir activist.  Last week, Bashkortostan witnessed some of the largest protests in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine as thousands gathered in the Ural Mountains region to support jailed activist Fayil Alsynov.

If the West is serious about Putin Russia’s geopolitical threat to the international order, it needs to create more sparks. And that means promoting a Ukrainian victory as the best way of promoting Putin’s departure, the relative liberalization of his fascist regime, and the progressive return of Russia to some degree of normalcy.

A man who was detained in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan amid a region-wide crackdown on protesters and activists has died in police custody, the human rights group Za Prava Cheloveka (ZPC) reported Friday, citing the man's sister.

Peter Pellegrini's desire to serve as Slovak president may hinge on the public's wavering support for the coalition government, as many associate Pellegrini with PM Robert Fico's authoritarian power grab. 

The fragility of peace settlements in the Balkans provides a cautionary tale. US and EU policymakers may inadvertently make matters worse by acceding to the aggressor’s territorial ambitions.

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