Russian security forces arrested more than 200 people outside a Moscow court on February 2, according to OVID-Info, while a hearing with opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was taking place inside. The court heard arguments on whether to convert Navalny’s suspended sentence to real prison time for a years-old conviction widely seen as politically motivated. People took to the streets across Russia on January 31 and January 23, demanding that Navalny be freed and protesting government-connected corruption
Amnesty International on 1 Febuary published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the second half of 2020, including during protests around the election in Uganda, the Black Lives Matter movement
Russian police gave protesters electric shocks and beatings, grabbed bystanders off the streets, and detained a record number of people — more than 5,000 — during nationwide protests on January 31
A family in northern Iraqi Kurdistan town of Koya, continues to operate an antique mill that dates back to the 1920s
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had no current plans to evacuate its nationals from Myanmar following the military coup in the country
The Euthanasia Law was passed this Friday, January 29, in the final global vote, despite the attempt to postpone the Social Democratic Party, in Paramento. Following this approval, the bishops and pro-life movements were outraged by the measure.
Riot police in Moscow have been filmed while using a shock baton on a detained man at an anti-government protest. He was shocked several times as two officers were taking him to a police vehicle. Nationwide protests in support of jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny were met with a large-scale crackdown on January 31
A breakthrough in advanced quantum technology frequently compared to fictional elements of the popular science fiction show “Star Trek” could revolutionize everyday life around the globe
Myanmar’s military has arrested leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s president, and state ministers in an apparent coup against the ruling National League for Democracy government on early Monday morning following rising tensions over disputed 2020 election results, an NLD spokesman said