Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in jail

Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in jail

A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of smuggling and financing "actions grossly violating public order", the Viasna human rights group said. Supporters of Mr Bialiatski, 60, say the...

Nobel laureate calls for tribunal to try Putin

Nobel laureate calls for tribunal to try Putin

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk has called for the swift creation of a special tribunal to try Vladimir Putin and his associates for the crime of aggression, arguing that it could have “a cooling effect” on atrocities committed by the Kremlin’s...

Dmitry Muratov on Corruption and Ukraine

Dmitry Muratov on Corruption and Ukraine

On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that has displaced millions of Ukrainians and claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, the Utah Valley University (UVU) Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) hosted Russian journalist and...

Chevron agrees to sell Myanmar assets and will exit country

Chevron agrees to sell Myanmar assets and will exit country

HOUSTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Friday said it had agreed to sell its assets in Myanmar to Canadian company MTI, in a deal that allows it to leave the Asian country. The agreement comes one year after Chevron and other oil companies...

Will Russian aid for Myanmar give Moscow an Asian foothold?

Will Russian aid for Myanmar give Moscow an Asian foothold?

As Myanmar this month marks two years since the country's democratically elected government was overthrown in a military coup, Russia remains a key supporter of Myanmar's ruling junta, both diplomatically and materially. Myanmar did not join in the...

Freedom in the World 2022

Freedom in the World 2022

Freedom House was established in 1941 by Democrat Eleanor Roosevelt, Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, to help evolve a world where democracy and rights were the norm, not the exception. A tall order. And they’re still at it.

Every year the organization issues a report on how we’re doing. Their 2022 report was a warning. A total of 60 countries experienced a decline in freedom in the last year. Only 25 improved.

Eiffel Tower lights up in support of women protesting in Iran

Eiffel Tower lights up in support of women protesting in Iran

The Eiffel Tower in France has lit up with messages of support for protesting women in Iran. The slogan "Femme, Vie, Liberte" was seen on the landmark in Paris, which translates to "Women, Life, Freedom". Watch:  [video_lightbox_youtube video_id="9stJb8VhqyE"...

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