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POLITICS3h agoWho is Sofya Rozenfeld, the internationally renowned Russian ornithologist sentenced to three and a half years for donating to Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation?Sofya Rozenfeld has spent her life studying Arctic birds: traveling to Russia’s Far North on expeditions, following flocks of geese in a seaplane, and fighting to protect rare species. Now the scientist, one of Russia’s leading ornithologists with a doctorate in biological sciences, has been sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony for two donations of 1,000 rubles each to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). Rozenfeld admitted guilt in part, saying she had been unable to cancel her recurring payments because she was on an expedition and out of contact. T-invariant examined why sMeduza [en]
POLITICSBREAKING4h agoAlbanian police fire tear gas at protesters as Education Ministry attackedAt least 23 protesters have been arrested in demonstrations in the capital.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4h agoOrganizers of Kanye West’s canceled St. Petersburg concerts say prosecutors found no evidence of fraudProsecutors found no evidence of fraud in a review of Say Agency, which was organizing rapper Kanye West’s concerts in St. Petersburg.Meduza [en]
POLITICS4h agoHow to avoid military conscription and pressure to sign an army contract in RussiaIn September 2022, Grigory Sverdlin, the former director of Nochlezhka, an organization that helps homeless people, launched Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”). The project helps Russians avoid mobilization or desert the military. Over four years, more than 85,000 people have used its services. Meduza has already published a detailed guide to avoiding being sent to the front. Now we’ve asked the Idite Lesom team to share the advice they give people who turn to them for help.Meduza [en]
POLITICSBREAKING4h agoRussia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying⁠Russia’s FSB security agency said on ⁠Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist ⁠for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying. In a statement on its website, the FSB said the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region on the day before he planned to leave Russia. It did ‌not specify when this was. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in a statement...South China Morning Post
POLITICS4h agoSchools in Azerbaijan are barring girls who wear hijabs from class. Some of their male classmates are refusing to attend in solidarity.In late September, Azerbaijan approved new school uniform rules, including a ban on “items inconsistent with the principle of secularism.” Inspections soon began at schools, and girls wearing hijabs were barred from classes. Protests broke out in Baku and other cities, with schoolgirls and their classmates demanding that everyone’s right to an education be upheld. On October 12, 37 people were detained in Baku. The Interior Ministry said protesters had tried to “grossly disrupt public order.” Meanwhile, users began reporting that they could not access TikTok and Instagram — the country’s two mMeduza [en]
POLITICS5h agoBurnham sends fresh message to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit after Trump's diesel deal with RussiaBurnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing StreetThe Independent World
POLITICS5h agoBurnham pledges ‘rock-solid support’ for Ukraine as Zelenskyy makes UK tripThe British leader has asked ministers to draw up proposals for further sanctions, military support and fiscal packages to help the war-torn country.Politico Europe
POLITICS5h agoTrump’s diesel deal with Putin, a rebuke from Brussels, and a squabble over Europe’s enormous Russian energy billMeduza [en]
POLITICS5h agoJailed Russian historian Yury Dmitriev, who uncovered Soviet mass graves, is sent back to prison without a diagnosis after a suspected stroke, supporters sayHistorian Yury Dmitriev, 70, has been returned to Penal Colony No. 18 in Mordovia from a prison hospital, the human rights group ZPCh said, citing his support group. He was taken to the hospital in late September with a suspected stroke.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5h ago‘My only home.’ Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin spent 12 years building a life in Latvia. Now he’s afraid to return.Latvia’s Foreign Ministry said on October 6 that it had added a Russian citizen to its list of personae non gratae. It did not name him. According to Delfi and Politico, he is journalist Leonid Ragozin, who moved from Russia to Latvia after the annexation of Crimea, obtained permanent residency there, and writes for Western media outlets. Ragozin appears set to become the first independent journalist opposed to the war on Latvia’s persona non grata list, which includes more than 150 Russians. He would find himself alongside numerous Russian propagandists and prominent supporters of Russia’s agMeduza [en]
POLITICS6h agoExplosives in house of man who allegedly wanted to assassinate Polish prime ministerNOS Buitenland
POLITICS6h agoJapanese journalist arrested in Russia on suspicion of spyingA Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.Sky News World
POLITICS6h agoBipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel dealSix Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.NPR News
POLITICS7h agoZelensky on U.S. talks: Ukraine is ready to meet in coming daysThe Ukrainian side is ready to meet with its American partners in the coming days.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS7h agoZelensky announces “good decisions in support of Ukraine” expected this weekUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking about negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, announced the opening of two clusters this week.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS7h agoDemocratic midterm gains could speed US military aid to Ukraine, lawmaker saysPolling and prediction markets suggest the midterms could deliver “a fairly massive repudiation of the president,” said Rep. Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.Breaking Defense
POLITICS7h agoRussia proposes barring students expelled for disciplinary reasons from returning to the same university for five yearsRussia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education plans to change university admissions rules to bar universities from readmitting expelled students for five years, TASS reported, citing a draft ministry order.Meduza [en]
POLITICS7h agoUkraine and the US: What's next after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia?Donald Trump plans to allow the purchase of Russian diesel, drawing criticism at home and abroad. What is behind the US president’s decision and what should Ukraine do next? DW spoke with experts.DW News [en]
POLITICS7h agoUkraine allies in Poland after Starlink sabotage, Trump diesel dealDW News [en]
POLITICS7h agoRussia arrests Japanese reporter for alleged espionageSuspect was arrested on Russia's far-eastern Sakhalin Island before being transferred to Moscow, says Russia's FSB.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS7h agoHungary’s parliament removes Viktor Orbán-era LGBTQ ‘propaganda’ restrictions from 2021 child protection lawHungary’s parliament has approved amendments to the child protection law adopted in 2021 under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. AFP called the move the first significant step toward lifting restrictions on the LGBTQ community since pro-European Prime Minister Péter Magyar came to power.Meduza [en]
POLITICS8h agoMoscow court hands blogger Michael Naki a second prison sentence in absentia, bringing his combined term to 14 yearsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court sentenced blogger Michael Naki in absentia to five years in a penal colony for publicly calling for activities aimed at undermining Russia’s security (Article 280.4, Part 2, Paragraph “c” of the Criminal Code). It also barred him from administering websites for five years.Meduza [en]
POLITICS8h agoTrump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on UkraineTrump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on UkraineAl Jazeera [en]
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