opposition
Jan. 21 2022, 5:11 pm
US Treasury Department Sanctions 4 Ukrainians Engaged in Russian-led Influence
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions against four Ukrainian politicians, engaged in either Russian government-directed influence …
Peter Dutczyn
Dec. 29 2021, 8:04 pm
Media Whack-a-Mole: Zelensky Smacks Medvedchuk’s New Channels
Compounding sanctions against TV channels allegedly linked to Opposition Platform – For Life leader Viktor Medvedchuk from earlier this year, Zelensky …
Lee Reaney
Oct. 11 2021, 4:34 pm
RFE/RL: Russian prison officials designate Navalny a ‘terrorist’
MOSCOW – Prison officials in Russia have deemed imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny a person “who espouses an extremist and terrorist …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 17 2021, 6:00 pm
Wall Street Journal: Russia’s opposition candidates struggle to make a mark in election
When Boris Vishnevsky went to check the photo and biographical material that Russia’s election commission planned to post for his candidacy in this …
Wall Street Journal
Sept. 13 2021, 2:45 pm
The Moscow Times: Russia’s opposition candidates are fighting among themselves
If there’s one district Russia’s beleaguered opposition should be able to win in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, it’s Moscow’s 197th, …
The Moscow Times
Sept. 9 2021, 4:58 pm
Voice of America: Russia heading for ‘least free elections’ in 20 years, say opposition leaders
Russia’s parliamentary elections in less than two weeks’ time are shaping up to be the least free since Vladimir Putin came to power 21 years ago, …
Voice of America
Sept. 6 2021, 2:11 pm
BBC: Belarus jail terms for opposition figures Kolesnikova and Znak
Two leading opposition figures who challenged Belarus’s discredited presidential polls have been jailed for trying to threaten national security and …
BBC
Aug. 4 2021, 5:02 pm
BBC: Belarus protests – Trial of opposition figures begins
The trial of two leading Belarusian opposition figures has begun behind closed doors at a court in Minsk. Protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova and …
BBC
July 28 2021, 9:36 am
RFE/RL: Belarus bans opposition Belsat news as ‘extremist’
A court in Belarus has labeled the Polish-funded Belsat television channel “extremist” amid an intensifying crackdown on media and civil society. The …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
June 2 2021, 4:44 pm
Associated Press: Russian opposition activists set for court amid crackdown
MOSCOW — Two opposition activists in Russia prepared for court hearings on June 2 as authorities continue to crack down on dissent ahead of the …
Associated Press
May 27 2021, 6:00 pm
Washington Post: Russian opposition group shuts down under official pressure
An opposition group in Russia announced May 27 that it is shutting down after authorities listed the organization as “undesirable” as part of a …
Washington Post
May 5 2021, 9:23 am
POLITICO: Prisoners tell horror stories of their detention in Belarus
It’s dangerous to oppose Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus. While opposition leaders are calling for another wave of protests …
POLITICO
March 15 2021, 6:06 pm
Bloomberg: Russian opposition leader Navalny moved to notorious prison
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny turned up at a notorious prison camp several days after he ended a quarantine period at the start of a nearly …
Bloomberg
March 11 2021, 1:13 pm
Belarusian opposition leader expects new EU sanctions against Lukashenko
Former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya raised the issue of a new package of sanctions against the authorities in Minsk during …
Interfax-Ukraine
Feb. 3 2021, 9:14 am
RFE/RL: Navalny sentence seen as warning to Russian opposition
A Moscow court’s decision to sentence Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to 2 years and 8 months in prison has sparked a strong reaction …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Dec. 2 2020, 7:54 pm
RFE/RL: Across Russia, opposition elected officials say ruling party is playing hardball
“Those in power don’t like people with initiative — particularly if they are honest and independent,” said Vyacheslav Galinov, an independent member …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Oct. 26 2020, 3:43 pm
Voice of America: Opposition announces national strike in Belarus
Belarus’s opposition called a countrywide general strike on Monday — the latest in a series of efforts to dislodge longtime leader Alexander …
Voice of America
Sept. 25 2020, 7:36 pm
Associated Press: Belarus detains opposition leader’s lawyer amid protests
Authorities in Belarus detained a lawyer representing a top opposition activist who was jailed this month amid mass protests against the country’s …
Associated Press
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