Activism
Alexey Navalny May Be Arrested upon Arrival in Moscow
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny is on a national wanted list for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended prison sentence and risks being jailed for three and a half years when he returns to Russia this weekend, one of his lawyers said on Thursday.
Alexey Navalny Has Plane Ticket to Moscow on January 17
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who is currently recovering in Germany from a nerve-agent attack he blames on the Kremlin, said he plans to return to Moscow despite threats by the authorities to imprison him upon his arrival.
Navalny said in an Instagram video post Wednesday that he has a ticket to Moscow on Jan. 17.
Russian Opposition Leader Granted Asylum in Bulgaria
Bulgaria granted political asylum to Russian opposition leader Evgeny Chupov 16 months after he applied for it. Thus, he has refugee status in our country. He himself posted his info on the social network, along with the decision of the State Agency for Refugees. The Russian's wife and their four children will stay in Bulgaria with him.
Alexey Navalny Tricked Spy into Revealing How He Was Poisoned
A Russian agent sent to tail opposition leader Alexey Navalny has revealed how he was poisoned in August - with the lethal nerve agent Novichok planted in his underpants.
Elpidophoros calls for 'socially just democracy' at annual event
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America spoke about the connection between Christian Orthodox teaching and a socially just democracy at the annual conference of the St. Andrew's Freedom Forum, which promotes human rights and religious freedom in Washington DC.
Anti-racism protest signs, murals destined for U.S. Smithsonian
Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters, flowers, paintings and photos in honor of black men, women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police.
LGBTQI activists hold anti-racism rally in Athens
Members of several LQBTQI groups on Saturday held a protest rally in Athens' main Syntagma square against racism, prompted by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in handcuffs on May 25 while a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck.
Protesters held protest banners forming the phrase "Black Lives Matter" and unfurled a long rainbow flag.
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Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and other violence to a quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for more to be done to address racial injustice.
Suspects in botched bombing to appear before magistrate
Two men who were arrested last Wednesday while trying to plant two incendiary devices outside an apartment building in the Thessaloniki suburb of Kalamaria, where a former conservative minister lives, are to face an investigating magistrate in the northern port city on Monday on a string of criminal charges.
Two charged after ex-minister’s home targeted in thwarted bomb attack
Two men who were arrested early Wednesday while trying to plant two incendiary devices outside an apartment building in the Thessaloniki suburb of Kalamaria, where a former conservative minister lives, faced a prosecutor on Thursday and were given until Monday to prepare their defense on a string of criminal charges.