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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd during a rally and a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at Red Square in Moscow on March 18, 2024.
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Putin’s claim of landslide is ‘farcical’

The presidential election merely confirms Russia’s descent into a full-blown military dictatorship

  • Drew Forrest
8 min read
History on repeat: An archaeologist sketches the remains of the city of Troy. The Greek playwright Euripides and Roman poet Virgil wrote of the massacres and the flight of refugees during the fall of Troy more than 3 000 years ago.
AENEID

There’s no murder in media wars

Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature

  • Darryl Accone
8 min read
Big brother’s watching: A woman walks past surveillance cameras in Akto, in China’s Xinjiang region. China is accused of genocide against the Uyghur people in the region. But the fear of surveillance is trumped by anger at being surveilled, according to the author. Photo: Greg Baker/AFP
ALEXEI NAVALNY

How state surveillance can strengthen citizen dissent

Authoritarian regimes use spying to deter protest. But this can encourage people to stand up for what they believe in

  • Krzysztof Krakowsk
5 min read
THISFLAG

When going home is a risky gamble

Opposition leaders find it hard to fight dictators from abroad, but may place their families in danger when returning home

  • Aanu Adeoye
4 min read
Law enforcement officers detain a man after a rally to demand authorities allow opposition candidates to run in the upcoming local election in Moscow, Russia. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)
AGENCY

Russia warns of ‘foreign meddling’ after protests

On Sunday, the Russian government’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor accused Google of "advertising unsanctioned mass actions" on YouTube

  • Agency
2 min read
The British government holds the Kremlin ultimately responsible for the cyber campaign. (Reuters)
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Putin 4.0 launched amid crackdown on opposition

​Vladimir Putin will begin his next stint as leader two days after nearly 1 600 protesters were detained during nationwide rallies against him

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
A police officer handcuffs Russia’s top opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the courtroom in Kirov on July 18 2013. (AFP)
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Putin denounced as dictator after jailing opposition leader

Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to five years in jail for theft, a sentence condemned as dictatorial by his supporters.

  • Reuters
4 min read
Putin wields big stick as police arrest Russia’s protesters
ALEXEI NAVALNY

Putin wields big stick as police arrest Russia’s protesters

Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained among those arrested after one of the biggest protests in Moscow for years.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read