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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested during March 26 anti-corruption rally, attends a hearing at a court in Moscow on March 27, 2017. (AFP)

Putin Critic Jailed for 15 Days over Demonstrations across Russia

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 28, 2017 | World

Moscow – Prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 15 days in prison on Monday for his role in weekend anti-government protests in the Russian capital Moscow and other regions. The development has buoyed the liberal opposition’s morale a...

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Russian special police gather in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 26, 2017. (AP)

Rare Moscow Demonstration Ends with Opposition Leader Arrest

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Moscow – Russian authorities arrested on Sunday prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of Russians who took to the streets in one of the biggest movements staged throughout the country against President Vladimir Putin since he assumed power in...

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Russian Security Agency FSB Arrests Suspects For Plotting Terror Attacks In Moscow. Reuters

ISIS Militant Arrested in Moscow for Attempting to Blow Himself Up on Women’s Day

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 16, 2017 | World

Moscow – Russian security services prevented a terrorist act planned for March 8 to target those attending International Women’s Day event in Moscow, local media said Wednesday. The terrorist attack was planned by a national of Tajikistan, who arrived at a...

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Kremlin Calls Local Media Outlets to Stop Praising Trump

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 14, 2017 | World

Moscow – US President Donald Trump, unintentionally, provoked the public in Moscow against Dmitry Kiselyov, head of Russia’s state-run news agency Rossiya Segodnya, also known as the Kremlin’s chief propagandist, which lead to a confrontation in the...

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Russian Literature…from Censorship to Market Demand

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Moscow- Literature was the first field to be affected by Russia’s political changes in the beginning of the nineties after the authorities granted liberty of expression and restricted the roles of government and factional censorship. These changes came in line with...