insert_link Videos Six more years: Putin claims landslide election victory in Russia Vladimir Putin has won a fifth term as president in a landslide election victory that had an all but certain outcome. Russia's number one faced no credible opposition candidates, amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent and critical voices. Russian election officials said Putin - who will now serve another six-year term on top of his nearly quarter-century rule - won more than 87% of the vote. Putin claimed Russia's democratic […] todayMarch 18, 2024 12
insert_link World How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia By Gemma Ware, The Conversation As Russians head to the polls on March 15 for the presidential election, conspiracy theories are swirling everywhere. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a disinformation expert about the central role these theories play in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. As soon as the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in a Siberian penal colony was announced in February, […] todayMarch 15, 2024 10
insert_link Videos Media heroes and traitors – Assange vs Navalny The media coverage of two dissidents reveals how Western media select those they champion and vilify. todayFebruary 27, 2024 1
insert_link Videos 500 sanctions vs. $60 billion in aid: Best way to ‘defeat Russia’ is by helping Ukraine ‘on ground’ Ukraine vowed to triumph over Russian "darkness" as it entered a new year of war weakened by a lack of Western aid and with Moscow emboldened by fresh gains. To mark the second anniversary, a virtual summit of G7 leaders was due to take place at Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral later Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attending. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" at dawn […] todayFebruary 24, 2024 5
insert_link World Trump again likens Navalny death to his own troubles Donald Trump has again compared his compounding legal woes to the treatment of Alexei Navalny. The former US President called his most recent trial — one of many he faces as he vies for the Oval Office — "a form of Navalny," in reference to the Russian opposition leader, who died in an Arctic penal colony last week. Mr Trump refrained from blaming Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the death, […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 1
insert_link World UK Sanctions Russian Prison Officials Over Navalny’s Death The UK has announced sanctions against Russian prison officials in connection with the death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The British Foreign Office says the UK is the first country to impose sanctions in response to the death of Navalny last week. Simon Gaitán reports. todayFebruary 22, 2024 1
insert_link World Alexei Navalny had a vision of a democratic Russia. That terrified Vladimir Putin to the core By Robert Horvath, La Trobe University Alexei Navalny was a giant figure in Russian politics. No other individual rivalled the threat he posed to the Putin regime. His death in an Arctic labour camp is a blow to all those who dreamed he might emerge as the leader of a future democratic Russia. What made Navalny so important was his decision to become an anti-corruption crusader in […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 6
insert_link World Donald Trump breaks silence on Navalny death, but omits Putin blame. Former US President Donald Trump has linked the death of Russia's imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his own legal woes, saying it made him "more aware of what's happening" in the United States. But Mr Trump didn't blame Vladimir Putin — a vast contrast to President Joe Biden, who claims his Russian counterpart is "responsible" for Navalny's death last week in an Arctic Circle penal colony. Benji Hyer reports. […] todayFebruary 20, 2024
insert_link World UN human rights office ‘appalled’ by Alexei Navalny’s death in prison The UN human rights office OHCHR said it was appalled at the news on Friday that jailed Russian opposition leader, and lawyer Alexei Navalny had died in prison. todayFebruary 19, 2024 13
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
