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On 2 February, a Moscow court sentenced the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny to two years and eight months’ imprisonment. The Russian authorities have pursued his sentencing for the alleged violation of his probation while Mr. Navalny was recovering in Germany from an assassination attempt by poisoning suffered in the Russian Federation by a military chemical agent.
The European Court of Human Rights had already determined, in its 2017 judgement, that Mr. Navalny’s conviction was arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable.
The European Union condemns the Russian authorities’ decision to sentence Mr. Navalny and considers it unacceptable as it is politically motivated and runs counter to Russia’s international human rights obligations.
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Recent sanctions imposed by the European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States on Turkey and certain Turkish persons will be of interest to European and American investors in Turkey’s defense and energy sectors. The following update contains a summary of each regime.
EU SANCTIONS
Since 2019 there have been ongoing tensions between the Cyprus and Turkey as a result of drilling activities conducted by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and not authorised by Cyprus. On 11 November 2019, EU member states adopted a series of sanctions measures to be imposed on “
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Authoritarian regimes support one another and learn each other’s “tips and tricks”, but so do the protesters who aim to topple them. The time is ripe for a change, and the EU should uphold the values they are defending, writes Darya Mustafayeva.
Darya Mustafayeva is an independent analyst, strategic communications expert and contributor with a background in international law, EU Neighbourhood Policy and civil society empowerment.
Last Saturday saw protests in the major Russian cities and the capital of Belarus. These popular movements could affect each other’s development and results.
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The protest in Russia was fuelled by the arrest of Alexei Navalny who despite the threat to his safety and freedom arrived in Moscow after being treated from Novichok poisoning.