Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who was snatched by masked men on Monday and nearly deported, is being held in Mink prison. She was driven to the border in the dead of night but she tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine. Her fellow opposition members have now claimed Kolesnikova … Read more
A Belarus opposition leader tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine in the dead of night, it was claimed today. Maria Kolesnikova was driven to a border crossing in the early hours of this morning but ‘took action’ to prevent her ‘forcible expulsion’, Ukraine’s government said, a day after … Read more
Confusion surrounded the whereabouts of a ‘kidnapped’ Belarus opposition leader today after border guards claimed she was arrested while trying to reach Ukraine. Maria Kolesnikova was stopped at the Aleksandrovka border crossing in the early hours of this morning, Belarus claims, in what authorities called an ‘illegal’ attempt to flee the country. Border police made the … Read more
The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning, a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko. Two weeks after an election which his opponents say he rigged, Lukashenko has shown little sign of bringing … Read more
President Xi Jinping is facing widespread opposition within his Communist Party and leading China into ‘disaster’, insider claims Cai Xia, a retired Chinese professor of politics, criticised the nation’s leader She claimed discontent within the ruling Communist Party was widespread It came after Ms Cai was expelled from the party due to a leaked recording She … Read more
The woman trying to bring down ‘Europe’s last dictator’ is a 37-year-old English teacher described as an ‘accidental Joan of Arc’ who ran for the presidency of Belarus after her husband was arrested and barred from the ballot in May. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s unlikely rise to political stardom has posed the most serious challenge to strongman … Read more
The main opposition leader in Belarus has fled to Lithuania ‘for the sake of her children’ amid deadly clashes after losing a disputed election to Alexander Lukashenko. Protesters fought police with stones and fireworks and were hit with rubber bullets and tear gas on the streets of Minsk as they accused strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko … Read more
Six Harvey Weinstein accusers urged a judge to reject an $18.9million settlement with the disgraced movie mogul and the board of his former studio, slamming it as a ‘cruel hoax’ on Monday. The settlement announced on June 30 would end litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James and separate class-action litigation, and permit accusers … Read more
Teeth flashing, eyebrows arched stiffly like two bows stretched at full twang, in a hot and humid House of Commons Labour’s Sarah Champion was not happy. She was unleashing a torrent of anger over the Prime Minister’s decision to merge the Department for International Development (Dfid) with the Foreign Office. It was ‘incredulous’ that the … Read more
And now the statues fight back! Social media users post pictures of monuments ‘attacking’ THEM in opposition to campaign to tear down Britain’s ‘racist’ landmarks Former British soldier Ian Inglis posted series of images which have gone viral His Facebook post has been shared more than 20,000 times in the last 48 hours Social media … Read more