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Axios
1 week ago
US Elections

Trump loyalists follow him from Mar-a-Lago to Manhattan during hush money trial

Trump's allies are showing allegiance at his trial, boosting his morale despite facing legal challenges. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
5 days ago
Film

Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

Award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof fled to Europe ahead of Cannes Film Festival premiere amid an eight-year prison sentence for making films and signing statements. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blasts impending criminal charges

Uribe accuses political persecution without evidence of wrongdoing.
Right-wing political party expresses support for Uribe amidst pending criminal charges. [ more ]
LGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
Marketing

Republican official sues Media Matters for reporting on X's neo-Nazi content

Republican AG sues Media Matters over hate speech report on X
Political party leverage to persecute organizations criticizing right-wing figures. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
California

California legislators push law change after ruling against family in Nazi looted art case

Legislation to recover stolen art from Holocaust victims
Bipartisan support for the bill [ more ]
Poynter
2 months ago
US politics

Trump calls his fraud case 'a form of Navalny.' That distorts the cases. - Poynter

Former President Donald Trump compared his civil fraud fine to Russian opposition leader Alexei A. Navalny's situation.
Trump described himself as a target of political persecution due to his legal cases. [ more ]
The Nation
2 months ago
Europe news

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Was Brave, Authentic, Funny, Larger Than Life. Will His Movement Survive Him?

People pay tribute to Navalny despite risks of arrest
Similarities between Sakharov and Navalny [ more ]
The Nation
4 months ago
World news

A Second Trump Term Will Bring an End to the American Century

A second Trump term could lead to a regime of political persecution and an irreversible descent into dictatorship.
There has been little discussion of what Trump's reelection would mean for US foreign policy. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
4 months ago
UK news

Russian oil executive who fled to UK took his own life after assets frozen

Russian oil executive fleeing political persecution dies by suicide in the UK.
Assets frozen over conflict in Ukraine believed to have contributed to his suicide. [ more ]
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