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‘No Time For The Law’: 14 Aspects Of Life In Protesting Belarus

Belarusian Athletes Purged For Opposing Lukashenka

More than 100 men and women have been barred from competitive sports in Belarus since signing an open letter calling for an end to police violence against peaceful anti-government protesters.

Potential Penalties Against Russia For Navalny Verdicts Will Have No Effect, Experts Predict

Belarus' Imprisonment Of Belsat TV Journalists Threatens All Media, Regional Journalists Say

'Not A Domestic Legal Issue': U.S. Amb. To Russia John Sullivan On Aleksei Navalny

In an interview with Current Time, U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan outlines why the United States disagrees with Moscow that the imprisonment of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is strictly a domestic issue. He also responds to the impact of Russia's "foreign-agents" law.

'A Slap In The Face': Why Pensioners In Belarus Are Protesting

They could be enjoying a peaceful retirement, but instead they're taking to the streets and braving police violence. One Belarusian pensioner says that last year's presidential election was a "slap in the face" for voters because the result was falsified.

Valentine’s Day In Russia: A Battle For Voters' Love

Scripted ‘Democracy’: Why Alyaksandr Lukashenka Held An Assembly About ‘Dialogue’

Ukrainian Teacher Uses YouTube To Teach The World Physics

Odesa physics teacher Pavel Viktor was filming remote lessons long before the COVID-19 era made them trendy. Over the past several years, his YouTube videos turned him into an Internet celebrity within Ukraine. The 66-year-old ended his broadcasts in December 2020, but his impact still resonates.

Belarus: Recalculating Route

Moscow’s Surveillance Cameras: A ‘New Reality’ For Russian Civil Rights

No Food, No Bed, No Contacts: What Happened To St. Petersburg's Detainees

They live in conditions reportedly akin to torture, according to some rights activists, and cannot always tell relatives their whereabouts. Current Time looked into the fate of a few of St. Petersburg's estimated 260 detainees from the February 2 protests against Aleksei Navalny's imprisonment.

'I Urge Everyone Not To Be Afraid': Aleksei Navalny's Courtroom Speech

What's Next For Navalny And Russia's Beleaguered Opposition?

After Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was sentenced to prison, there's now speculation about where he will serve his time -- with one prison-reform campaigner raising fears for his life. Other opposition leaders are considering how to ensure their own safety.

Moscow Police Brutally Crack Down On Protest Against Aleksei Navalny's Prison Sentence

Protests Planned, As Russian Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny Sentenced To Prison

Tea And Sympathy: Russian TV Presents Police As Kindly Guardians Amid Brutal Crackdown

Video of Russian police brutally beating peaceful protesters has caused outrage around the world, but pro-Kremlin media have presented them as kindly guardians of public order handing out free hot tea and face masks.

LIVE SPECIAL: Protests Follow Aleksei Navalny's Sentencing To Prison

A New Level Of Brutality: How Russian Police Dealt With The Latest Mass Protests

Russian police gave protesters electric shocks and beatings, grabbed bystanders off the streets, and detained a record number of people -- more than 5,000 -- during nationwide protests on January 31.

Russian Police Try To End Navalny Rallies With Shock Batons, Beatings, Wide-Scale Detentions