International

Russian Court Considers Ban on Groups Founded by Opposition Leader Navalny

Court ruling would ban Navalny allies from seeking public office

VOA News • 09 Jun 21

International

Belarus Opposition Leader Alleges Journalist from Diverted Plane Beaten in Detention

Opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich was arrested Sunday after a Belarussian fighter jet forced a passenger plane in which he was traveling to land in

VOA News • 25 May 21

International

Belarus Opposition Leader Says Journalist Beaten in Detention

Opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich was arrested Sunday after a Belarussian fighter jet forced a passenger plane in which he was traveling to land in

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 25 May 21

International

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny to End Hunger Strike

From Instagram account, Navalny says he has been seen twice by a panel of civilian doctors

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Apr 21

International

Belarusian Editor May Face Charges for Interview With Opposition Leader 

Uladzimer Yanukevich, the chief editor of the independent Intex-press newspaper in the western city of Baranavichy, was questioned at a local police d

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Apr 21

International

Hunger-Striking Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Moved to Prison Hospital 

Navalny ally warned there is no hope of receiving good news about his health 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Apr 21

International

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Moved to Prison Hospital 

Navalny ally warned there is no hope of receiving good news about his health 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Apr 21

International

Russian Opposition Calls for Protests as Navalny's Health Worsens  

Demonstrations to coincide with President Putin's State of the Nation address 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Apr 21

International

Russian Opposition Calls for Protests as Alexey Navalny's Health Worsens  

Demonstrations to fall on day of President Putin's State of the Nation address 

VOA News • 18 Apr 21

International

Report: Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Hospitalized

Already on a hunger strike over access to medical care, Alexey Navalny says he now has a fever and cough

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Apr 21

International

Afghan Leader Demands Iranian Oil in Exchange for River Water

President Ghani made remarks after inaugurating new dam near Iranian border

VOA News • 24 Mar 21

International

Bolivia Arrests Ex-Leader in Crackdown on Opposition

Officials of restored leftist government are pursuing those involved in 2019 ouster of socialist Evo Moraless and administration that followed

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Mar 21

International

Belarus Opposition Leader Calls for Global Action, Not Words

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Switzerland this week to drum up international pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko to resign and negotiate peacefu

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 08 Mar 21

International

Moscow Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Russian Opposition Leader

Navalny appears in court a second time Saturday in a defamation case

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 20 Feb 21

International

More than 4,000 Reportedly Detained in Russian Protests Supporting Opposition Leader/ 

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb. 2 trial

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 31 Jan 21

International

More than 2,000 Reportedly Detained in Russian Protests Supporting Opposition Leader/ 

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb. 2 trial

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 31 Jan 21

International

More than 1,000 Reportedly Detained in Russian Protests Supporting Opposition Leader/ 

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb. 2 trial

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 31 Jan 21

International

More than 500 Detained in Russian Protests Supporting Opposition Leader

Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb. 2 trial

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 31 Jan 21

International

Sources: Lithuanian President Nominates Belarus Opposition Leader for Nobel Prize

Gitanas Nauseda nominated Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to show his support for the Belarusian democratic movement, one source says

VOA News • 30 Jan 21

International

Hundreds Detained in Protests Supporting Russian Opposition Leader

Protesters are demanding release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

VOA News • 23 Jan 21

International

Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Calls for Rejection of Presidential Election Results

In exclusive VOA interview, opposition candidate says military, not electoral commission, oversaw January 14 vote

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Jan 21

International

Uganda Restores Internet, Keeps Opposition Leader in House Detention 

But social media platforms such as Whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook are still offline and can only be accessed via virtual private network    

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Jan 21

International

Russian Man Gets 10-Year Jail Term in Sweden for Hammer Attack on Chechen Blogger

Tumso Abdurakhmanov survived Feb. 26 attack in town of Gavle

VOA News • 11 Jan 21

International

Russian Opposition Activist Reportedly Detained for Questioning

Lawyer Lyubov Sobol has announced she will run in parliamentary elections next year

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 25 Dec 20

International

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Trailed for Years Before Poisoning, Report Says

An elite Russian intelligence chemical weapons unit tracked opposition figure Alexei Navalny for the past three years, according to investigative webs

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Dec 20

France

In Italy, the Council of State says YES to hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19

Through order 7097/2020 issued today, the Italian Council of State says yes to the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19, provided it

France Soir • Actualités similaires • 11 Dec 20

International

Affordable Treatment Available Soon for Children Living With HIV in Poor Countries

An estimated 1.7 million children globally live with HIV, but only half of them receive any treatment and 100,000 die every year

VOA News • 01 Dec 20

International

Chaos Erupts in Kampala Following Arrest of Opposition Leader Bobi Wine

The arrest came after police released a statement that warned candidates against violating COVID-19 guidelines

VOA News • 18 Nov 20

International

Thousands Flee Violence in Ethiopia's Tigray as Prime Minister Appoints New Leader for Region

The leaders in the northern Tigray region are accused of treason and terrorism

VOA News • 13 Nov 20

International

Germany Sees Signs for Cautious Optimism in COVID-19 Cases

Infectious-disease expert says while new numbers are still high, the infection rate is down

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Nov 20

International

British Opposition Leader Calls for Three-week 'Circuit Breaker' Lockdown

Labor leader Keir Starmer says prime minister's regional restrictions are not working, and that science supports his approach

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Oct 20

International

Malaysian Opposition Leader Tells King He Has Parliamentary Support for Prime Minister Bid

Anwar Ibrahim says he has enough support to force Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin out of office

VOA News • 13 Oct 20

International

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Discharged from Berlin Hospital 

Alexei Navalny was discharged from Berlin hospital  raising prospect of his eventual return to Russia little more than a month after falling ill from

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Sep 20

International

Ethiopian Opposition Leader Appears in Court on Terror Charges 

Jawar Mohammed scheduled to re-appear in court Thursday for charges to be read out 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Sep 20

International

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Shows Signs of Recovery

A Picture from a German Hospital with Plans to Return to Russia

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 16 Sep 20

International

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Posts Photo from Hospital Bed

Alexei Navalny, surrounded by his family as he sat up in bed, says he was pleased to be able to breathe independently

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 15 Sep 20

International

Russian Vote in Local Election Seen as Test for Kremlin Party

As with recent constitutional referendum that could allow four-term President Vladimir Putin to remain in office for two more terms, monitors from Org

VOA News • 13 Sep 20

International

Russian Forces Draw Opposition From Locals in Northeast Syria

The local population in northeast Syria rejected attempts by Russian forces to expand their military presence in that part of the war-torn country

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Sep 20

International

Exiled Belarus Opposition Leader Pleads for 'Help Now'

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged international pressure, including sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko and his government following a disputed election

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 08 Sep 20

International

Belarus Opposition Leader Appeals to UN to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Her Country

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells UN that a nation cannot and should not be a hostage to one man's thirst for power'

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Sep 20

International

Kremlin Rejects Accusations it Was Behind Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader

Western nations weigh penalties against Moscow

VOA News • 03 Sep 20

International

Navalny Associate: Kremlin Involved in Opposition Leader's Poisoning

They're not launching a criminal probe because they will have to answer at some point what the results of the investigation of this criminal case are

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Aug 20

International

Comatose Russian Dissident Visited by Wife in Berlin Hospital

Flown to Germany for treatment for possible poisoning, Alexei Navalny will undergo extensive diagnostic tests, a hospital spokeswoman says

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Aug 20

International

Comatose Russian Opposition Leader in Germany/for Treatment

Alexei Navalny will be treated in Berlin's main hospital for suspected poisoning

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Aug 20

International

Airplane With Comatose Russian Opposition Leader Lands in Germany/

Alexei Navalny will be treated in Berlin's main hospital for suspected poisoning

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Aug 20

International

Airplane with Russian Opposition Leader Lands in Germany/

Alexei Navalny will be treated in Berlin's main hospital

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Aug 20

International

Plane with Russian Opposition Leader Departs for Germany

Decision to approve visit to Berlin for treatment comes after lobbying by supporters who argue he was deliberately poisoned

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Aug 20

International

Russian Opposition Leader's Family says Moscow Covering Up Poisoning Attempt

Anti-corruption crusader Alexey Navalny is in serious condition at a Siberian hospital after falling ill aboard a flight/

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Aug 20

International

Russian Opposition Leader Hospitalized After Suspected Poisoning

Spokesperson says Alexi Navalny is unconscious and has been put on a ventilator

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 20 Aug 20

International

Tanzania Opposition Leader to Run Against President in General Elections

Prominent lawyer turned politician Tundu Lissu survived an assassination attempt in 2017 in Dar es Salaam

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Aug 20

International

Support for Putin Wanes in His Former Russian Stronghold

Workers are speaking out against constitutional changes that would allow Putin to stay in office until 2036

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 30 Jun 20

International

Prosecutor Seeks 6 Years in Prison for Acclaimed Russian Director

Theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov, a government critic, denies charges that he and other defendants in the case embezzled nearly $2 milli

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Jun 20

International

Hong Kong Lawyers Alarmed at Plans for City Leader to Pick Judges in National Security Trials

Senior Hong Kong lawyers express alarm at plans for the city's leader to select judges for national security cases, calling it the most serious challe

VOA News • 21 Jun 20

International

Russian Journalist Gets 15 Days in Jail for Violating Protest Laws

Novaya Gazeta reporter was detained along with six other journalists for single-person pickets outside Moscow police headquarters

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 May 20

International

Opposition Urges 'Russia Without Putin' in Rally for Slain Liberal

Rally marked five years since assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, but its organizers also wanted event to send message to Putin afte

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Mar 20

International

Ebola Drug Being Tested in Wuhan as Treatment for Coronavirus

Doctors hope to know by May 1 whether US-developed remdesivir is safe and effective against COVID-19

VOA News • 19 Feb 20

International

US Sanctions Russian Oil Trading Firm for Role in Venezuela

The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft for helping Venezuela skirt an emba

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Feb 20

International

Swedish Parliamentarian Visits Opposition Leader in Cambodia

The Cambodian government will have to enact substantial political reforms if it wants to retain a preferential trade agreement with the European Union

VOA News • 08 Jan 20