Ilya Yashin: Russian opposition politician detained in Moscow, friend and lawyer say Prominent Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin was arrested in Moscow on Monday, according to reports. Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2022
NATO to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey lifts objections NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance Wednesday after the two Nordic countries reached an agreement with Turkey, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Helsinki and Stockholm agreed “to cooperate fully with Turkey in its fight” against the… France 24 · Jun 28, 2022
Russian opposition politician detained in Moscow - journalist, lawyer Prominent Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was detained in Moscow on Monday, a lawyer for opposition figures and a Russian journalist said on their social media accounts. Reuters · Jun 27, 2022
‘Our voices are louder if we stay’: Russian anti-war activists refuse to flee Thousands of people have left the country but a small group are determined to keep challenging Vladimir Putin despite the risks The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022
Amid Russia’s New Crackdowns, Small Signs of Defiance Emerge When Alexei Navalny was arrested in January 2021, tens of thousands of Russians filled the streets in protest, demanding that the top Kremlin critic be released and chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin. Thousands were arrested. In the months since then, Navalny was given 2½ years in prison. His organization,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022
Amid Russia's new crackdowns, small signs of defiance emerge Russia has unleashed a harsh crackdown on dissent over the past year by imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny and silencing his supporters and his organization The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Primary school kids seen behind bars in Vladimir Putin’s Russia for ‘waving anti-war signs’ Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin shared what appeared to be a picture of three children holding a placard in the back of a police van after they were reportedly arrested. Daily Record · Mar 2, 2022
Primary schoolchildren behind bars in Putin's Russia for 'waving anti-war signs' Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin shared what appeared to be a picture of three children holding a placard in the back of a police van after they were reportedly arrested at an anti-war protest Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022