Headlines- On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
- On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
- Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
- IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
- A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.
Tag: Russian Opposition
Vladimir Putin: President for Life?
For Russians, the past year saw a national vote to approve changes to their constitution … including an amendment granting longtime leader Vladimir Putin the right to remain president through the year 2036
As Navalny Fights Novichok, His Teams...
As Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny fights Novichok poisoning in a Berlin hospital, his teams are continuing their battle against election fraud in a series of municipal votes across Russia. Navalny was poisoned after campaigning in Novosibirsk, and his team there has also been attacked
How Many More Red Lines Is...
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Russia Votes on Constitutional Changes to...
In Russia, a second effort is underway to hold a weeklong national vote to change the country’s constitution. The Kremlin was forced to scuttle an earlier April vote amid the outbreak of the coronavirus
Voting Skulduggery? Graveyard Protest Highlights COVID-19...
Activists dressed as corpses gathered at a St. Petersburg cemetery in a bizarre protest against Russia’s nationwide vote on changing the constitution. They’re not the only ones arguing that voting could be dangerous in a country with the third-highest COVID-19 caseload in the world. Hundreds of local voting officials have signed an open letter refusing to work at polling stations
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From the Archive: Around Nemtsov’s Murder,...
Most concerning is that the Central Investigative Committee, and later the court, did not even seek to answer the question that is key to any murder or assassination: What was the motive? Why was former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov killed?
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Serbian activists held a “protest performance” in Belgrade, demanding better institutional protection for women from violence….Hundreds of supporters of Russian activist blogger Yegor Zhukov greeted him on the steps of a Moscow courthouse after he received a three-year suspended sentence for inciting extremism
Scores Detained In Moscow, Including Opposition...
Riot police detained dozens of people in Moscow following a protest on August 10 demanding that officials allow independent candidates on the ballot in upcoming municipal elections. Ahead of the sanctioned demonstration, police raided the office of opposition leader Lyubov Sobol and detained her