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European countries should not return Chechen refugees to Russia, where they face imprisonment, torture and even death

As told to Barbara Bensoussan by Yehoshua Parker It was the summer of 2002, and I’d been learning for a month in the beginners’ program of a kiruv yeshivah in Jerusalem. The content was interesting, but I wasn’t yet sold on Torah Judaism. Then I found myself at the Kosel Plaza at the close of Tishah B’Av, wedged among thousands of Jews praying and singing. Suddenly, I felt overwhelmed by a profound sense of clarity and connection. All the classes I’d attended came alive for me — To...

Diving Emergency medical training Each class has about 150-170 candidates and the attrition rate hovers around 90-95 percent. Yet, those who do graduate gain access to the best weapons and equipment Russia can provide, along with the best training. One common Spetsnaz saying is, “You make the man a weapon.” Volunteers for Alpha or Vympel units must already be Spetsnaz-qualified and undergo further specialized training. While classified, this training is known to consist of daily nine-km mor...

news Russian agents raid home of prominent journalist dw.com 2 hrs ago dw.com Russian security service agents likely targeted Roman Anin, the editor-in-chief of the Istories news outlet, for his investigative reporting on a high-profile ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. © privat Roman Anin is known for his reporting on corruption among Russias Putin-friendly elite. Members of Russias Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday conducted a raid of a Moscow apartment bel...

Russian agents raid home of prominent journalist Russian security service agents likely targeted Roman Anin, the editor-in-chief of the Istories news outlet, for his investigative reporting on a high-profile ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Roman Anin is known for his reporting on corruption among Russias Putin-friendly elite. Members of Russias Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday conducted a raid of a Moscow apartment belonging to Roman Anin, a prominent journalist who serves as ...

Putin Signs Law Allowing Him to Stay in Power Until 2036 6 Apr 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday adjusting his term limits which would allow him to potentially remain in the nation’s highest office until 2036, the Associated Press (AP)reported. A July 1, 2020, referendum saw the Russian electorate overwhelmingly back a constitutional amendment package which included a provision allowing Putin to seek an additional two terms as president once his current term in off...

Every time Democrats use emergencies – real or imagined – as a pretext for political bedevilment, it reminds me of why tens of millions of Americans voted for Trump.  Twice.  It’s simple.  Trump just wanted to get things done.  So do we.  That’s it.  But Democrats want something else.   If politics is the “crooked timber of our communal lives,” as Charles Krauthammer wrote, then pretext is the timber that crooked Democrats use to jerry-rig political power.  They’re obsess...