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Ukrainians React To '20 Days In Mariupol' Winning Country's First Oscar
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- Ukrainians React To '20 Days In Mariupol' Winning Country's First Oscar
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainians reacted to 20 Days In Mariupol winning this year's Oscar for best documentary, the film in which Ukrainian producer Mstyslav Chernov shows a shocking first-person account of Russia's assault on the city in 2022. @RadioSvobodaUkraine asked Ukrainians how they felt about the country's first Oscar win.
#ukrainenews #academyawards
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- 20 Days In Mariupol Director Reacts To Academy Award Win
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Ukrainian director of 20 Days In Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov, says he hopes his Academy Award win for best documentary will be an inspiration to other Ukrainians, including filmmakers in his war-torn country. Speaking to journalists on March 10, Chernov said he hopes his win will bring "more stories" about the "humanitarian catastrophe" in Ukraine to international audiences.
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- 'Our Voices Matter': Protesters Mark International Women's Day With Demands For Action
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On International Women's Day, observed on March 8, demonstrators across many countries took to the streets to protest against domestic violence and call for justice. Women in Central Asia and the Balkans shared harrowing stories of abuse and spoke out for reproductive rights.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/international-womens-day-kyrgyzstan-kazakhstan-kosovo-bosnia-herzegovina/32854356.html
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- 'Violence Must Stop': Thousands Rally In Pakistan To Mark Women's Day
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Thousands of people rallied in Pakistan on March 8 on International Women's Day, calling for an end to violence against women in the home, workplace, and in politics. Known in Urdu as the Aurat March, the annual rallies were held in the capital, Islamabad, and other major Pakistani cities. The theme of this year's demonstration was Politics, Resistance, and Freedom.
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- Tsikhanouskaya And Supporters Protest Treatment Of Political Prisoners In Belarus
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and demonstrators in Vilnius protested the treatment of political prisoners in Belarus, decrying at a March 8 rally the policy of holding them incommunicado for extended periods.
#belarus
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- Taliban Now Sending Women To Prison For Protesting, Afghan Exiles Say
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Two exiled Afghan women have told @Azadi-radio that the Taliban appears to be further tightening restrictions on women in Afghanistan, sending them to prison for any activism or protesting.
Speaking ahead of International Women’s Day, activists Nargis Sadat and Fawzia Wahdat said that more women were being imprisoned amid a clampdown on female activists.
#womensrights #afghanistannews
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- Biden Speech Reaction: He Stressed Confronting Putin To Distinguish Himself From Trump
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In his State of the Union address, Biden emphasized his policy goals of confronting Russian aggression as a major factor setting him apart from his rival, Donald Trump, Stanford political science professor Kathryn Stoner told RFE/RL.
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- Biden Vows To 'Stand Up To Putin', Help Ukraine In State Of The Union Address
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to "stand up to Putin" and move forward on approving stalled military aid to Ukraine. He also spoke out against his main challenger, former President Donald Trump, for what he called "bowing down before a Russian leader."
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- Ukraine's Mobilization Problems: Army Units Launch Recruitment Campaigns
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian Army units have launched their own recruitment campaigns for combat soldiers as Kyiv considers mobilization plans after two years of war following Russia's full-scale invasion. The goal is to give civilians a taste of military training in hopes that it will motivate them to enlist.
#ukrainewar #ukrainenews
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- Serbian LGBT Activists Protest Over Reported Police Abuse In Belgrade
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Members of the LGBT community demonstrated in Serbia on March 6 following reports of police abuse, as activists say two LGBT individuals were abused and tortured during a police search of their apartment. Police said they were investigating the incident.
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- Azerbaijani Journalists From TV Channel Led By Khadija Ismayilova Detained Without Explanation
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Police in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, detained about a dozen journalists from the online Toplum TV channel on March 6 after searching their offices. The Interior Ministry confirmed "operative measures" and searches had been conducted at the channel's offices and other addresses, saying it would provide additional information later. Toplum TV's editor in chief is Khadija Ismayilova, a former bureau chief in Baku for RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service and one of the country's most renowned investigative journalists.
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- ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Two Top Russian Commanders
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine. The two face charges of attacking civilian targets including Ukraine's electricity infrastructure.
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukraine #icc #russia #ukrainenews #russianews
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- Ukrainian Soldier And Professional Dancer Determined To Dance Again After Losing Foot To In Battle
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Anton Smetskiy was a professional dancer and choreographer in Kyiv before he volunteered to fight against Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A Russian mine took his right foot in combat in Robotyne, but he's determined to once again perform onstage. Ukrainian pop singer Iryna Bilyk has pledged to appear alongside him once he makes it through a little more physical therapy.
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukrainenews #ukraine #russia #lviv
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- NATO Holds Major Military Exercise In Poland Near Russian Border
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- 'Sending A Message': NATO Holds Major Military Exercise In Poland, Near Russian Border
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Some 20,000 NATO troops crossed the Vistula River in northern Poland as part of a military exercise. The maneuvers are part of the alliance's Steadfast Defender operation, which involves around 90,000 troops from all 31 NATO countries plus Sweden. The exercise is NATO's largest since the Cold War.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-military-exercises-poland-sweden-alliance-/32848916.html
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- Ukraine Claims To Sink Another Russian Navy Ship
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian patrol ship, the Sergei Kotov, in the Black Sea. On March 5, Ukrainian military intelligence told RFE/RL that Kyiv's forces have been hunting the ship for some time. The fate of its crew was not immediately clear.
#russiaukrainewar #ukraine #russia #ukrainewar
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- Navalny Mourners In Russia Continue To Pay Respects Despite Police Presence At Moscow Cemetery
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In spite of heavy police presence, supporters in Russia have continued pay tribute to opposition leader Aleksei Navalny for the fourth at the Moscow cemetery where he was buried on March 1. Russian political analyst Ruslan Aisin said the "Kremlin couldn't do anything" to stop people from paying their respects to Navalny.
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- Who Are The Russian Soldiers Who Put Banned Land Mines In Ukraine?
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A new report by Schemes, the investigations unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, reveals the names and identities of Russian soldiers responsible for laying antipersonnel mines in Ukraine. The mines are banned under an international agreement, which Ukraine is party to but Russia is not.
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukraine #russia
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- Tajik Family Dies Trying To Keep Warm Amid Constant Blackouts In The Cold Winter
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A family in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, has died while trying to warm their frigid home with a coal stove, highlighting the dangers posed by chronic power cuts and the energy crisis in the Central Asian nation.
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- Residents Brace For Russian Shelling In Underground Shelters | Ukraine Front Line Update
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian shelling has reduced the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman to ruins, but a handful of residents are holding out, living in underground shelters. Some continue maintaining the local church as Ukrainian soldiers remain watchful. Lyman's location on key roads makes it an important prize.
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- Odesa Residents Killed In Russian Drone Strike, Including Children
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Russian drone killed at least seven residents, including children, of a nine-story building in Odesa on the night of March 1-2. A woman in the southern Ukrainian city told RFE/RL that her sister and 3-month-old nephew were under the rubble. The woman and the baby were later found dead.
#ukrainenews #ukrainewar
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- Serbs And Expat Russians Honor Navalny At Russian Embassy In Belgrade On The Day Of His Funeral
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Belgrade to light candles at a makeshift memorial for Aleksei Navalny on the evening of March 1 following his funeral in Moscow earlier the same day. The impromptu shrine displayed photos of the deceased Russian opposition leader.
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- Navalny Supporters Abroad Pay Tribute As Navalny Is Buried In Moscow
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Mourners outside of Russia, including Russians living abroad, held memorial services for opposition leader Aleksei Navalny on March 1 as his funeral took place in Moscow. People in Armenia, Georgia, and Bulgaria placed signs, flowers, and candles for Navalny, whom some described as a source of hope.
#russianews #navalny
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- 'We Need To Speak Up': Russians Honor Navalny Amid Heavy Police Presence At His Funeral
- Runtime
- 3:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russians chanted political slogans at the funeral of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny amid heavy police presence in Moscow on March 1. "We arrived early and were standing here for a long time hiding our flowers and cameras. But now I realize that we need to do this and speak up," one mourner said.
#russianews #navalny
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- Navalny's Mother Bids Farewell To Her Son At His Burial In Moscow
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Navalny's mother bid farewell to her son, Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison under mysterious circumstances, and was buried in Borisovskoye cemetery on March 1, near his childhood home in Moscow.
#navalny #russianews
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- Russians Protest At Navalny Funeral: 'You Were Not Afraid And We Are Not Afraid!'
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of people gathered outside a Moscow church ahead of the funeral service for opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died in prison under mysterious circumstances. His supporters were chanting, "Navalny," as well as, "You were not afraid and we are not afraid!" #alekseinavalny #navalnyfuneral #navalny #russia
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- Ukrainian Police Try To Keep Order As Russian Military Advances On Town Of Kurakhove
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- As Russian military advances on the nearby town of Kurakhove, most of the population has left, but local police still have work to do catching looters and preventing residents from entering dangerous areas.
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukraine
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- Fearing Crackdown, Rights Group Offers Tips On Avoiding Police At Navalny Funeral
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A funeral in Moscow for Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is scheduled for March 1, two weeks after his suspicious death in a remote prison. Warning of a potential police crackdown on Navalny's supporters, the Department One legal rights group has published tips on how to avoid detention.
Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-funeral-avoiding-police-crackdown/32842926.html
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- At Balkan Summit, Zelenskiy And Allies Discuss Fears Of Further Russian Aggression
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with leaders of Balkan countries at a February 28 summit in Tirana, Albania, called for unity in the face of security threats, and spoke about the possibility that Russia could threaten to destabilize other countries beyond Ukraine.
#russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #zelensky #ukrainenews #albania #balkan
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- 'Putin Must Answer': Navalnaya Says Navalny's Body Was "Abused", Fears Arrests At His Funeral
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In an address to the European Parliament, Yulia Navalnaya said the late Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's body had been "abused" and that she fears there will be arrests at Navalny's funeral in Moscow on March 1.
#navalny #russianews #putin
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- European Parliament Chief: 'We Would Never Recognize The Results Of The Upcoming Russian Elections'
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Considering the situation in Russia, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said in an interview with RFE/RL that "we would never recognize" the results of its upcoming presidential election set for mid-March. She was speaking to RFE/RL correspondent Zoriana Stepanenko on February 28 in Strasbourg, France.
#russiaelections #russia #russianews
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- 'Engineered Elections': Iran To Vote On Assembly Of Experts That May Elect Next Supreme Leader
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Iran is holding two sets of elections on March 1, for a new parliament, and also for the Assembly of Experts -- the body that selects the country's supreme leader. Given that the current holder of that office, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is 84 years old, it is likely that the new Assembly will name his successor during its eight-year term.
#iran #irannews #iranelection #khamenei
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- Investigative Journalist Says He Helped Plan Potential Navalny Prisoner Swap
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The investigative journalist Christo Grozev has said he helped plan a potential prisoner swap meant to include late Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. But Western officials say the plan was only in the early stages, and the Kremlin says it was not aware of any prisoner swap.
#navalny #alekseinavalny #russia #russianews
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- Albania Set To Host Zelenskiy At Balkan Summit For Ukraine
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and leaders of Balkan countries are set to attend a February 28 summit in the Albanian capital, Tirana. The meeting is expected to drum up aid for Ukraine, while some Albanians hope the event will also help strengthen ties with their European neighbors.
#zelensky #russiaukrainewar #balkan #ukrainewar #albania
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- Ukrainian Women Overcome Fear And Prejudice To Keep The Mines Open
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Six hundred miners were conscripted into the Ukrainian Army from a mine 370 meters underground near Pavlohrad in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. Women have filled many of the gaps after the government changed the law to allow women to work underground in a bid to keep the mines working.
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukraine
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- Thanks To Free Electricity, Northern Kosovo Used To Be A Paradise for Crypto Mining. Not Anymore.
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The era of free electricity in northern Kosovo is ending -- and this is bad news for cryptocurrency mining. In the wake Kosovo's 1990s war for independence from Serbia, some electricity customers found they were not being billed for their power consumption. But power bills are finally in the mail.
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- Ukrainian Daughter Cares For Sick 100-Year-Old Mother In War-Torn Vuhledar
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The residents who remain in war-torn Vuhledar live in basements to shelter from Russian strikes. That includes a sickly 100-year-old woman who is too ill to evacuate, according to her daughter. Ukrainian police provide a lifeline to the desperate residents by delivering bread and basic essentials.
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukrainenews
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- Along A Deadly Migrant Route, Bosnians Are Helping To Identify And Honor The Dead
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- As Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis, and other migrants continue to cross the Balkans on foot toward Western Europe, some never reach their destination, and Bosnian rescue workers and volunteers are playing a vital role in working to identify victims, reach their families, and ensuring dignified burials.
#migration #bosnia #afghanistan #balkan #syria #bosniaandherzegovina #refugees #serbia #iraq
- Title
- Testimony Of Torture: A Crimean Tatar Relates Ordeal At Hands Of Russian Interrogators
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ten years ago, Russian forces seized Crimea from Ukraine and began a wave of arrests of Crimean Tatars. Rinat Paralamov was arrested by Russia's Federal Security Force (FSB) in 2017. Since December 2022, he has lived in Germany. #ukrainenews #crimea #russianews
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- Life In Crimea 10 Years After Russian Occupation: How A Crimean Tatar Woman Defies The Regime
- Runtime
- 9:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Mumine Salieva, a Crimean Tatar woman still living in Russia-occupied Crimea, continues to fight for human rights and help fellow detained Crimean Tatars while also raising four children single-handedly after her husband was imprisoned. She's been doing this since Russian forces seized control of the peninsula 10 years ago, saying, "It is nothing else than the repression of the entire Crimean Tatar people."
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQA_aNvZXCw
#ukrainenews #crimea #russianews
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- Zelenskiy Says 31,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Start Of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In his first official acknowledgment of the country's combat losses, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Zelenskiy said he would not discuss the number of wounded, citing security reasons.
#ukrainewar #ukraine #zelensky
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- Putin's Portrait Burned Outside Russian Embassy In North Macedonia
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A woman burned a portrait of Vladimir Putin as dozens joined a protest held in front of the Russian Embassy in North Macedonia's capital, Skopje, on February 24, as two years pass since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
#ukrainewar #russiaprotest
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- Reporters Say What It's Like To Cover The War In Ukraine On Its Second Anniversary
- Runtime
- 6:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, @CurrentTimeTV's correspondents Borys Sachalko, Andriy Kuzakov, and Oleksiy Prodayvod reflect on their wartime experiences together with the cameramen and drivers who form a critical part of their reporting teams.
#ukrainewar #ukrainerussiawar #ukrainenews
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- "You Don't Get Used To It": Ukraine’s Frontline Workers Clean Up Russian Artillery Damage Daily
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Two years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, street cleaners close to the front line are busier than ever, removing the rubble and damage left behind by Russian artillery strikes. "You don't get used to it," says Oksana.
#ukrainewar #ukrainecrisis
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- Russians Against The War In Ukraine Face Torture, Terrorism Charges
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Russian bikers were tortured and forced to confess while facing terrorism charges, while their motorcycle club has been labeled a terrorist cell because they criticized the war in Ukraine on social media. A member of the group, a father of four, says security forces claimed to find bomb parts and other illegal weapons on his property.
#russiaukrainewar #russianews
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- Russian Opposition Figure Khodorkovsky: 'Putin Afraid' Navalny Funeral Could Spark Protests
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Speaking to @CurrentTimeTV, self-exiled Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky says the Kremlin wants to keep Aleksei Navalny's funeral secret because it fears a public ceremony could trigger street protests.
#navalny #russianews
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- Russian Authorities Refuse To Release Navalny's Body, His Former Doctor Says Poison Can Be Removed
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Amid questions of where is Navalny's body, why Russian authorities refuse to hand it over, and accusations of poisoning, @CurrentTimeTV spoke to a Russian doctor who was involved in efforts to diagnose Aleksei Navalny after he was poisoned in 2020 with a Novichok-type nerve agent. He says traces of poison can be removed from a dead body, and that there there was no reason for the Russian authorities not to hand over the body.
#russianews #navalny
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- Why Iran Is Unlikely To Attack U.S., Israeli Targets
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- After Israel attacked the Gaza strip following attacks in Israel by Hamas, Iran has not taken direct military action against U.S. or Israeli targets, instead using its proxies, called the "axis of resistance". Why?
#irannews #israelhamaswar #iran
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- Wife Of Jailed Russian Opposition Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza Says She Fears For His Life
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The wife of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence on treason charges, says she fears for her husband's life. Yevgenia Kara-Murza told @CurrentTimeTV that her husband continues to be held in solitary confinement.
#russia #russianews
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- Reactions To Navalny's Death In Central Asia: People Arrested And Fined, Memorials Are Being Removed
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Security services in Central Asia have arrested and fined people paying tribute to Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny after his death in prison, while memorials outside Russian embassies in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have been removed.
