Category: Moscow

Court Fines Navalny’s Wife After Protests in Moscow

MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Monday ordered the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine of 20,000 rubles ($265) for violating protest regulations after she attended a demonstration in the Russian capital to demand his release. Tens of thousands protested across Russia’s 11 time zones on Sunday, chanting slogans against Russian President…


Police Crack Down on Russian Protests Against Jailing of Navalny

MOSCOW—Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of government critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to…


Chinese Companies’ Overseas Offices and Expat Organizations Serve as Beijing’s Outposts: Leaked Documents

The Epoch Times recently obtained government documents revealing that overseas divisions of Chinese state-owned companies and Chinese expat associations serve as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s outposts for pushing its economic and political agenda outside of China. The documents exposed that the CCP maintains close ties with state-owned businesses and has set up liaison offices…