dissidents
Iranian terror group general charged in plot to kill dissident journalist in NYC
A high-ranking member of an Iranian terror group was among four men charged in a plot to murder an Iranian-American author and activist in the US.
Putin critic Alexei Navalny knew he would die in Russian jail: memoir
Alexei Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, expected to die in prison, newly released excerpts of his memoir reveal.
Israel & America need a Queen Esther endgame in Iran — empowering dissidents
Jerusalem, undoubtedly, will strike back at Tehran. It likely will be big, loud and intended to reestablish Israeli deterrence in the Mideast. But it must come with an endgame.
After Navalny's murder, Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai's courage is worth cheering even more
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s murder of Alexei Navalny is a sobering reminder of just how far dictators will go to silence those with the courage to stand up to thuggery.
Russians in America reveal how they fear Putin after ballerina's arrest: 'My family will be a target even here'
The Russian strongman is "collecting" Americans in his prisons, warns an intelligence expert.
Biden admin rolls out red carpet for Chinese Communist who ran secret NYC police station
Liu Jianchao was welcomed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- despite running secret police stations and a dissident crackdown the FBI are warning about.
Russians sick of Putin join Ukrainian army to fight against their own country
Ukraine's all-Russian Siberian Battalion is disgruntled by Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.
Russian nukes in hands of 'crazy dictator' in Belarus, warns opposition leader
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that his country has started taking delivery of Moscow's tactical warheads.
Putin's jailed nemesis Alexei Navalny says he faces 'absurd' new terrorism charges
Alexei Navalny said he could be looking at an additional 30 years in prison in connection with newly filed terrorism charges.
China's US 'police stations' target anyone comparing Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh
Spies at Chinese "police stations," one of them in New York's Chinatown, are told to find anyone insulting Xi Jinping with Disney character memes.
Female assassin accused of blowing up pro-Putin blogger with explosives-packed sculpture
A Russian female anti-war activist has been detained for allegedly blowing up a notorious pro-Putin blogger after handing him a sculpture laden with explosives inside a packed St. Petersburg café....
Russian dad who fled after being sentenced over daughter's anti-war drawing is arrested in Belarus
Alexei Moskalev, 54, was detained in Minsk, Belarus, after being sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting Russia's military.
Exiled critic of Putin's Chechen henchman assassinated: report
Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a vocal critic of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov who had been living in asylum in Sweden, stopped posting to social media last week, sparking concerns for his well-being.
Putin foe reveals warning sign that helped him escape assassination attempt
Vladimir Osechkin, the founder of the inmates' rights group Gulagu.net, revealed that he was nearly killed by a hitman at his home in Biarritz, France, while sitting down to dinner...
Ex-Russian mayor and Putin critic arrested for slamming Ukraine war
Yevgeny Roizman, the popular former mayor of Yekaterinburg, was arrested on Wednesday on a charge of discrediting Russia's military, which is illegal under a law that was adopted after the...
Exiled Putin foe who sold home to Ivanka Trump mysteriously found dead in DC
Mystery surrounds the death of businessman and Vladimir Putin critic Dan Rapoport, 52, who was believed to have jumped from an apartment building in Washington DC on Sunday.
Why mighty Xi Jinping is afraid of tiny Hong Kong
The Chinese ruler did not spend the intervening night in the territory, instead, he slept in Shenzhen, across the border in what is called “mainland China.”
Bipartisan House group demands sanctions on Russia's 'Navalny 35'
The leaders of the Congressional Caucus Against Foreign Corruption and Kleptocracy have called for immediate sanctions against cronies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The early COVID warning the US government failed to hear
If US intelligence had heeded the warning of a prominent Chinese dissident, we might not be in Year 2 of a global pandemic. In November 2019, six weeks before Beijing...
Another dissident died in China's hellish prisons — will we remember him?
On April 9, Chinese political prisoner Guo Hongwei, 48 and serving a 13-year sentence in northeastern Jilin province, died under mysterious circumstances. The “crime” he was in prison for: supporting...