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New Hong Kong doxxing law will punish Opposition, warns experts
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 7 (ANI): Experts have warned that a contentious law that came into effect in Hong Kong in October will be used to punish opposition figures for revealing personal information about police and authorities, a media report said.
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Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz, other opposition leaders expected to address anti-
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Pakistan opposition leader Maryam Nawaz and other opposition figures are expected to address a rally of the anti-government alliance, famously known as Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), in Faisalabad's Dhobi Ghat on Saturday.
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Putin on Navalny: He broke the law, we will not put anyone in exclusive co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is not going to put anyone in exclusive conditions, including those who have violated the law, and are hiding behind political activities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said when asked a question about jailed Russian opposition figure Alex
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Belarus sentence mass protest leader Maria Kolesnikova to 11 years in jail
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 8 (ANI): A Belarusian court on Monday sentenced Maria Kolesnikova, an opposition figure and protest leader against President Alexander Lukashenko to 11 years in prison.
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UK Foreign Secretary decries prison sentences for Belarusian Opposition fi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday condemned the lengthy prison sentences handed to Belarusian opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak by a Minsk court, and urged President Alexander Lukashenko's government to release all politica
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US sanctions Russian operatives, entities linked to poisoning of Aleksey N
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Russian operatives and entities linked to the poisoning of opposition figure Aleksey Navalny.
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US preparing new sanctions over situation with Navalny: NSA Sullivan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is preparing a new package of sanctions tackling the situation with jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, national security advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN.
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China-backed airstrip upgrade in Kiribati fuels political divisions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A China-backed plan to upgrade an airstrip in Kiribati has led to intense political divisions in the Pacific Island nation, with several opposition figures questioning Beijing's intentions and the purpose of the project.
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20 people detained at unauthorised rally of Navalny supporters in Moscow
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 20 people have been detained at an unauthorised rally in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny in Moscow, the Public Observation Commission told Sputnik.
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Biden says situation with Alexey Navalny 'totally unfair'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden on Saturday said the situation with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who is currently serving a two-and-a-half prison term, is "totally unfair."
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Putin-critic Navalny announces hunger strike
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 1 (ANI): Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny announced to go on a hunger strike to protest against prison officials' refusal to grant him access to proper medical care.
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Kremlin sees new US, EU sanctions on Russia as interference in internal af
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kremlin sees the new US and EU sanctions on Russia as interference in the country's internal affairs, as all the accusations related to opposition figure Alexey Navalny's case are absurd, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
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