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Pro-Ukranian Activist from Crimea Gets 5 Years on Terrorism Charges March 4, 2021 Oleg Prikhodko, 62, openly opposed Russia’s annexation of Crimea. krymr.com A Russian court has sentenced a pro-Ukrainian activist from annexed Crimea to five years in a maximum-security penal colony and one year in prison on terrorism charges, Interfax reported.  Oleg Prikhodko, 62, openly opposed Russia’s annexation of Crimea, hung the Ukr...

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The White House says new U.S. and EU sanctions against Moscow “send a powerful message.” So how exactly is that message being received inside Russia? 

A district court judge in Moscow has rejected five separate appeals by RFE/RL against lower-court rulings that imposed fines against the company for violating Russia’s controversial “foreign agent” law.

Saakashvili Says Political Crisis In Georgia Has Deep Roots February 24, 2021 16:31 GMT Share share Print Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is not surprised by the current political turmoil engulfing the South Caucasus nation. In an interview with Current Time, he argued that its the result of an ongoing crackdown on opponents of the government, including himself. Police stormed the party offices of opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him on February 23, ratcheting up ...

Amnesty International has withdrawn its recent designation of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's as a "prisoner of conscience" over his alleged advocacy of violence and discrimination and comments that included hate speech. 

The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, has rejected Moscow's assertion that last year's nerve-agent poisoning of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny and protests prompted by his recent jailing is a strictly internal Russian affair.

Following mass rallies that saw thousands of detentions, supporters of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny have been using light from cell phones, flashlights, and candles as a new form of protest.

Following mass rallies that saw thousands of detentions, supporters of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny have been using light from cell phones, flashlights, and candles as a new form of protest.

Law enforcement officers have searched the Chelyabinsk offices of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, activists reported on February 13.