Six months after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, writer Iyad el-Baghdadi was told his life was in danger. He discusses what his life has been like.
In 2017 Strelkov came up with the idea of holding a televised debate with Alexey Navalny, who agreed to participate. One hundred and fifty thousand people tuned in. Strelkov’s principal accusations against Navalny included not just his betrayal of Russian nationalism (he claimed his opponent “never once referred to [ethnic] Russians, only citizens of the Russian Federation”), but also the claim that Navalny’s economic program was incapable of dismantling the “total system of corruption” that defines Russian life. As one of the moderators put it, “they’ve spent an hour calling each other Putin.”
a criminal offence to spread what the authorities deem to be fake news about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. he already destroyed russian reputation, he already destroyed russian nation. maria baronova rejects that narrative. she s left state broadcaster rt in protest and fears for russia s future. yeah, yeah, no, russian economy is dead, everything is dead. it s the end, it s the end. it s like the death of your very close relative now. it was a big love of my life, russia, and now it is dead as well. on this special day, no celebration. instead, concern over what most of the world calls a war, and what the kremlin calls an operation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. we canjoin we can join steve we canjoin steve in we can join steve in moscow now. to what extent do you think the situation in russia is changing?