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Alexander Rubinstein and Evan Engel, who were on assignment for Russia’s RT channel and US broadcaster Vocativ, were detained during the riots in Washington, D.C. after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The United States should guarantee that constitutional rights and international norms are respected in the case initiated against two reporters,…
The Albanian Court system has been the focus of public debate regarding corruption for years, especially in the media. Albanian judges and prosecutors, most of the time, cannot justify their wealth and very often delegate their assets to their spouses or other relatives. This kind of corruption, which has been…
Earlier on Tuesday, the newspaper Global Times reported that China had deployed its most advanced inter-continental ballistic missiles DF-41 in Heilongjiang Province bordering Russia. Images of China’s newest weapon system went public on Monday, which caused some doubts that publication of the photos might have been timed for the…
Russia plans to upgrade its anti-ballistic missile system by the end of 2017. The primary focus of Russian ABM will be to protect Moscow and other important military installations. “Work is in full swing today to create a unified national ABM-air defense system of the 21st century to comprise S-500…
The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) published the study, according to which citizens of the country do not believe that their privacy rights are protected – residents of Georgia believe that law enforcement agencies are engaged in illegal wiretapping. The question of the need…
“I Pushed For The Release Of Political Prisoners In Russia And Georgia” – PACE President.
On January 23, the Strasbourg winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) opened, which for the second time will be held without the participation of the Russian delegation. Russia decided not to appeal to PACE for participation in mid January. The head of…