Political repression

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HRW urges Berlin to investigate deportation of Tajik opposition activist Asadullo Boboev

Human Rights Watch has called on Germany to investigate the June 20 deportation of Tajik opposition activist Asadullo Bo...

Christopher Manley | Jul 7, 2026

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Prosecutors Seek 1 Year 10 Months for Russian Singer Monetochka over Failure to Label Posts as 'Foreign Agent'

Russian prosecutors have requested a prison sentence of one year and ten months for singer Elizaveta Gyrdymova, known as...

Vanessa Bergmann | Jul 7, 2026

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Lukashenko seeks to keep Belarus out of war after Zelensky’s ultimatum over transmission stations

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is under pressure to ensure Minsk does not become a direct participant in the...

Christopher Manley | Jun 23, 2026

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How the U.S. Government Targeted Antiwar Progressives in World War I: The Campaign to Silence "Fighting Bob"

Eric T. Chester's Silencing "Fighting Bob" chronicles a coordinated wartime campaign by federal agencies and allied priv...

Brandan P. Buck | Apr 19, 2026