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Sir Bill Browder: King’s birthday honour is for those killed for opposing Putin and those fighting...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoExclusive: Human rights activist Bill Browder says his knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours...
Russian court rejects appeal by dissident Kara-Murza to investigate poisonings
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that Russia's Investigative Committee is not obliged to investigate...
Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoSignificant dates in Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power in Russia: Dec. 31, 1999 — In a surprise...
Pulitzer Prize for Commentary goes to jailed Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoJailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his...
Who is Vladimir Kara-Murza? The new face of Russia’s anti-Putin resistance
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoAfter the death of Alexei Navalny, jailed British-Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza has...
The Woman Fighting to Free Her Husband—and All Political Prisoners—in Russia
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoEvgenia Kara-Murza, wife of imprisoned political activist in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza, looks on...
Wife of Russian-British citizen locked up in Siberia says UK government could have been 'more vocal'...
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe wife of a dual Russian-British citizen locked up in Siberia has told Sky News the UK government...
Cameron pledges to do ‘everything he can’ to bring home jailed Russian-British Kremlin critic
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoUK foreign secretary David Cameron becomes the first cabinet minister to meet with Evgenia...
On This Day, Feb. 27: Occupation at Wounded Knee, S.D., begins
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoOn February 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Movement began a 71-day occupation of the town...
In Putin’s Russia, the death of Navalny has left the opposition demoralised but not defeated
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoMost of Vladimir Putin’s opponents are either dead, in jail or in exile. But it might just be ordinary people who can take over the battle for democracy in Russia.