Friday, 01 March 2024 10:00
Russia: human rights campaigner jailed
Oleg Orlov, a veteran human rights campaigner, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for criticising Russia's involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Orlov, 70, served as a leader in the Memorial human…
Friday, 01 March 2024 09:57
Russia: North Korean factories supplying munitions
South Korea’s defence minister has said that North Korea's munitions factories are operating at full capacity to supply weapons and shells to Russia for the war conflict in Ukraine. This revelation sheds light on North Korea's…
Thursday, 22 February 2024 21:11
Russia: Navalny’s widow steps into the spotlight
There has been a chorus of international condemnation after the Russian authorities announced the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison on 16 February. His widow Yuli Navalnaya has deliberately stepped into the spotlight by…
Thursday, 22 February 2024 21:07
Germany / France / Belgium: people-smuggling operation dismantled
On 21 February, In a coordinated effort across four German states, with cooperation from France and Belgium, law enforcement agencies launched a targeted operation against a suspected human-smuggling gang at dawn. This response to illegal trafficking…
Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:31
Ukraine: Avdiivka close to being surrounded by Russian forces
In a makeshift field hospital near Avdiivka, a surgeon is treating soldiers for frostbite and shrapnel wounds as the war with Russia nears its two-year anniversary. With exhaustion and frustration mounting among defenders due to weapon…
Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:25
Russia: new law targets critics of the military
On 14 February Vladimir Putin signed a law enabling authorities to seize assets from individuals convicted of spreading false information about the military. The law, approved swiftly by parliament, targets those discrediting the government or inciting…