#Supporters of Alexei Navalny plan candle-lit protest

#Supporters of Alexei Navalny plan candle-lit protest

“#Supporters of Alexei Navalny plan candle-lit protest” MOSCOW – Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny plan to hold candle-lit gatherings in residential courtyards across Russia on Sunday despite warnings that they could be arrested. Navalny’s allies have declared a moratorium on street rallies until the spring after police detained thousands of people at protests in…

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#How Trump and Putin are alike in one particular way

#How Trump and Putin are alike in one particular way

“#How Trump and Putin are alike in one particular way” Shannon Gormley: Both men may exalt imperialism and racism as examples of the only moral virtue they recognize—domination—but the most important thing for both is that their political ventures pay A riddle: which president in the last half-decade sought the company of well-turned-out women who…

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#Alexei Navalny’s wife fined for protesting his imprisonment

#Alexei Navalny’s wife fined for protesting his imprisonment

“#Alexei Navalny’s wife fined for protesting his imprisonment” The wife of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fined Monday for joining the tens of thousands across Russia who protested her husband’s imprisonment. Yulia Navalnaya was among more than 5,400 people detained Sunday during sometimes violent rallies calling for the 44-year-old opposition leader’s release. She was…

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#Russian police warn Navalny protesters not to attend

#Russian police warn Navalny protesters not to attend

“#Russian police warn Navalny protesters not to attend” MOSCOW — Russian police have issued a strong warning against participating in protests planned for Sunday to call for the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe. The warning comes amid detentions of Navalny associates and opposition journalists and a police plan…

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#Alexei Navalny’s next heroic act

#Alexei Navalny’s next heroic act

“#Alexei Navalny’s next heroic act” Outspoken Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is set to walk back into the lion’s den four months after being airflighted to Germany following a Soviet-style nerve agent assassination attempt. And he’s not returning quietly. “There was never a question for me whether to return or not, never. Just because I…

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#Americans don’t want ‘change’ and other commentary

#Americans don’t want ‘change’ and other commentary

“#Americans don’t want ‘change’ and other commentary” Conservative: Americans Don’t Want ‘Change’ Whenever Democrats manage to pick the “electoral locks” and “find themselves in control of the White House,” snarks Kyle Smith at National Review, they claim “the People have spoken” and want “Profound and Lasting Change!” Yet voters in November, as in past elections,…

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