Alexei Navalny spokeswoman jailed and schoolgirl interrogated in fresh free speech crackdown

The spokeswoman of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for nine days today to stop her from attending further protests as the Kremlin’s free-speech crackdown extends to the country’s young people. The imprisonment of Kira Yarmysh today for multiple counts of organising a rally comes before pro-democracy Russians are due to take to the … Read more

Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers infected with coronavirus 

Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers is infected with coronavirus, state media reveals By Associated Press Published: 14:19 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 14:27 GMT, 27 February 2020 A state-owned newspaper in Iran says Masoumeh Ebtekar, a vice president in the Islamic Republic and a spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage-takers, has the … Read more