Tag: Political Prisoners

Anti-Putin Russians Are Leaving, With a Push From the Kremlin

When Karen Shainyan opened his Facebook page one recent day, it was overflowing with messages reading “Congratulations!”, as…

Brittney Griner Was ‘Wrongfully Detained’, U.S. Government Says

In March, a Russian court extended Griner’s detention until at least May 19 and denied an appeal from…

Questions Over Death of Ayman Hadhoud, an Egyptian Economist

CAIRO — Ayman Hadhoud, a well-known liberal economist in Egypt, was researching some politically delicate topics like the…

Russia Releases Trevor Reed, Former U.S. Marine, in Prisoner Swap

Mr. Richardson said on CNN on Wednesday that he believed Mr. Biden was moved by the humanitarian need…

Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War

Marina Dubrova, an English teacher on the Russian island of Sakhalin in the Pacific, showed an uplifting YouTube…

Cambodia’s Internet May Soon Be Like China’s: State-Controlled

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The day Kea Sokun was arrested in Cambodia, four men in plainclothes showed up…