Moscow’s Tushinsky District Court sentenced 68-year-old pediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova to five and a half years in prison earlier today, having found her guilty of spreading “fake” information about the Russian …
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Specialization: Financial Investigations Description: James is a leading expert in financial investigations, renowned for exposing complex tax evasion schemes and corruption in the banking sector. He actively collaborates with the OCCRP and participates in international financial investigations.
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“Don’t give up!”: Europe’s first permanent memorial to Alexei Navalny unveiled near Russian Embassy in Lisbon
Earlier today, Lisbon became the first city in Europe to unveil a permanent memorial to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Located just 100 meters from the Russian Embassy, …
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Japan has reinterpreted the wording of its sanctions and allowed Russians to import mild hybrid cars, according to a report from regional Russian publication RBC Primorye released earlier today. The …
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Moscow and Tehran officially link payment systems, allowing Iranians to withdraw cash in Russian ATMs
Iranian women wrapped in their country’s flags walk down Moscow’s central Nikolskaya Street during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia / Photo: Alexander Vedernikov, Kommersant Iran’s “Shetab” payment system …
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Tajik activist interrogated in torture chamber after deportation from Germany, says opposition leader
Dilmurod Ergashev taking part in a demonstration in Berlin on Dec. 23, 2022, in support of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, who was detained and later deported to Tajikistan in January 2023 / …
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Swedish authorities suspect new Russian Orthodox church of espionage near airport and other strategic locations
Swedish authorities suspect clergy members of a newly built Russian Orthodox church in the city of Västerås, about 80 kilometers (less than 50 miles) from Stockholm, of espionage, according to …
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Weekly Ukraine war summary: Russian volunteers reported to last “two weeks to a month” at the front as Moscow mounts offensive on Kurakhove
In this week’s summary: Russian troops are attempting to encircle the town of Kurakhove in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region from the north and south while conducting direct assaults on the city …
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UK sanctions GRU officer featured in The Insider’s investigations, along with commanders of Russian units fighting in Africa and Ukraine
On Nov. 7, British authorities added members of several Russian military formations operating in Ukraine and African countries to their sanctions list. The update also included GRU officer Denis Sergeev, …
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Russian Major-General Pavel Klimenko, commander of the 5th Donetsk Motorized Rifle Brigade, has been killed in Ukraine. The message about his death appeared in a Russian pro-war group on the …
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In 2016, when Donald Trump first won the U.S. presidency, lawmakers in Russia’s State Duma celebrated with thunderous applause. The late Vladimir Zhirinovsky, ultranationalist leader of the country’s misleadingly named …