This Is Beirut, 21/02 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A court in the Russian Far North will next month hear a case brought by the mother of dead russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been prevented from seeing his body, his allies said Wednesday. Lyudmila Navalnaya has travelled to the remote IK-3 prison where her son died, but since Saturday, when she arrived, she has been prevented ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Alexeï Navalny justice politics rights Russia UN
A United Nations rights expert said on Monday that the 'enforced disappearance' of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was alarming, demanding that Moscow immediately release him. The Kremlin critic's lawyers have been prevented from meeting him since December 6, and he did not appear for a scheduled court hearing last Friday. “I am ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 11:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Dancing Instagram Iran justice
A stallholder in northern Iran, who became a viral Internet sensation by showcasing unexpectedly dexterous dance moves, has encountered issues with the Islamic Republic Authorities, who disapprove of public dancing. The man, reportedly around 70, garnered tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, featuring videos of him dancing at the market in ...
2023-12-04 23:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Forty months after the Beirut port explosion, families gather, clinging to hope and memories, united in their plea for justice for the Beirut tragedy victims.