Following his support for Assad, Putin now hopes to silence his own dissenters
He refuses to cut ties with Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad, and now Russian president Vladimir Putin is expected to pass a bill to quash protests in his own country.
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‘They made them chant slogans in praise of the regime then executed them’
Syria: Another day, another massacre at the hands of Assad’s militia, this time the execution of 11 factory workers in al-Buweida al-Sharqiya, near Qusair.
Syria: Assad’s forces “using rape as a weapon”
The savagery of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to worsen with each passing day, reports Shamik Das.
We can’t sit back and allow more massacres: It’s time for military action in Syria
The Houla massacre of 32 children is so unimaginably evil it’s time for Western liberal military intervention in Syria to take out President Bashar al-Assad.
Killings, cancer, corruption and Azerbaijan: Eurovision in the Islamic Republic of BP
Greg Palast investigates the role of BP in the regime of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, a corrupt regime which kills its opponents.
Don’t let the President of Azerbaijan use Eurovision to airbrush his record
We’re hoping #guiltfreeEurovision & azerbaijanpetition.org will trend on the evening of Eurovision, writes Mike Harris, Head of Advocacy at Index on Censorship.
Who will take control of France’s parliament?
Left Foot Forward’s Sanchia Alasia looks ahead to next month’s French parliamentary elections.
Eurovision jubilation covers up a poor human rights record in Azerbaijan
What do Jedward, Engelbert Humperdinck and largely-ignored human rights abuses have in common? They will all be present in Azerbaijan this weekend.
Death of Lockerbie bomber raises more questions
There is a common thread that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi’s death leaves many questions unanswered, including whether he was actually guilty to begin with.
The military campaign in Afghanistan cannot save the West from long-term strategic failure
As the NATO summit on Afghanistan approaches, former infantry officer Patrick Bury addresses the imminent strategic failure of an unpopular war.