Russian opposition leader Alexei #Navalny faced a court hearing Tuesday that could end with him being sent to prison for years and fuel more protests against the #Kremlin. The 44-year-old Navalny, an anti-corruption...
D-day for Kremlin critic Navalny as Russian court considers longer jail term
A Russian court on Tuesday weighed whether to jail #Kremlin critic Alexei #Navalny for up to three and a half years in a case that has sparked nationwide #protests and talk of new Western sanctions. FRANCE 24’s...
‘Exercise instructor appears to unwittingly capture Myanmar coup’
IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, February 2, 2021: We look at reactions to the military takeover in Myanmar. While Western papers denounce a “coup”, The Independent writes that Aung San Suu Kyi will get less sympathy...
Republican Senate leader calls US lawmaker a ‘cancer’ on party
Top #US Senate Republican Mitch #McConnell reportedly launched scathing criticism Monday of a controversial firebrand in his party, assailing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor #Greene as a “cancer” to the...
Myanmar’s military: The army’s firm grip on power
On the same day that #Myanmar’s parliament was due to begin a new session, the #military staged a coup and arrested Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Tensions had been rising in the country for weeks. After...
