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New Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Russia against harming detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and says Putin’s regime seems ‘scared’ of him Antony Blinken briefed the press on his first day as secretary of state He was sworn in Wednesday afternoon Expressed ‘deep concern’ the safety of Navalny Navalny returned to Russia and is … Read more
Biden demands ‘unconditional release’ of Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny after Putin crackdown on protests White House press secretary Jen Psaki called for ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of Navalny Russian authorities arrested more than 3,000 over the weekend Many turned out in bitterly cold conditions Navlany facing 30-day jail sentence after being poisoned in August … Read more
Germany ‘to put right-wing opposition party AfD under surveillance’ amid reports politicians have denigrated Muslim migrants and trivialised country’s Nazi past The party has been under investigation over fears it has become more radical Move would see several dozen lawmakers in parliament monitored by the state A regional branch of the AfD was placed under … Read more
Pope Francis reveals he will get Covid vaccine as early as next week and says opposition to jab is ‘suicidal denial’ Pope Francis, 84, will receive Covid vaccine as early as next week, he confirmed Pontiff had part of one lung removed as a younger man in his native Argentina Described people not getting the vaccination … Read more
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically today with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub. The sweep is the latest salvo in Beijing’s battle to stamp out opposition after millions hit the streets in 2019 with huge and sometimes … Read more
The Prime Minister was surprisingly jaunty… Keir Starmer’s brow crinkled with perplexity: HENRY DEEDES sees Boris Johnson on top form batting off the Opposition By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 11 November 2020 Armistice Day in the Commons, where at PMQs Labour’s guns fell … Read more
Shocking moment Ugandan reggae star and opposition Presidential candidate Bobi Wine is dragged from his car and arrested after saying he would stand in next year’s election Video shows the reggae singer being violently dragged from his car He was later released and transferred to his home in Magere He hopes to unseat Yoweri Museveni, … Read more
Belarus opposition politician Maxim Znak has been snatched from his office by masked men wearing plain clothes, his allies have claimed. The former lawyer, 39, was one of the last remaining members of the country’s opposition Coordination Council still at large as President Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown continues. It comes after claims that opposition leader Maria … Read more
An assailant has smashed a bottle containing a ‘chemical agent’ in the Siberian offices of a Russian opposition group backed by poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny. Two people were taken to hospital on Tuesday for tests after the masked assailants entered the offices of the Anti-Corruption Foundation in Novosibirsk, Siberia’s biggest city. The attack comes ahead of … Read more
A Belarus opposition leader tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine in the dead of night, it was claimed today. Maria Kolesnikova was driven to a border crossing in the early hours of this morning but ‘took action’ to prevent her ‘forcible expulsion’, Ukraine’s government said, a day after … Read more