Dear Deutsche Bahn Verkehrsmeldungen, have you ever tried running a train to schedule? Just curious.

I have never experienced such a disastrous public transport system as German trains. Every single one of the last seven trains I have booked have been cancelled or replaced by buses at the last minute. In all directions, during all days of the week.

Set in the tundra, the Troika is built to hold about 1,000 prisoners in some of the most remote, strict and harsh conditions in Russia, which former convicts say can cross into torture, writes ⁦Anatoly Kurmanaev⁩ nytimes.com/2024/02/29/wor…

Российская журналистика-2024

Of the 5 activists Pjotr Sauer and I profiled in this article, 3 are now in prison, 1 has fled the country (disguised as a food delivery driver), and 1 was nearly imprisoned and has ceased speaking publicly about the war. theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…

“I made a decision a long time ago that I want to live and die in Russia, it’s my country,” Orlov told us in March 2022. “Even though it’s never been so bad.”
The authorities have just jailed one of Russia's most respected human rights campaigners
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…

In other devastating news, my friend, photographer and co-conspirator Dima Markov was also reported dead today. Dima was as natural and generous a talent as you could imagine. And his presence made hanging around the most lugubrious corners of Russia a joy. A s—y day all around

The imprisonment in #Venezuela of Rocío San Miguel, one of the country’s most prominent civil society activists, on charges including terrorism and treason, has triggered condemnation around the world along with calls for her immediate release. An explanatory🧵:

Prominent #Venezuela human rights defender Rocío San Miguel is the latest civil society activist to be arbitrarily detained by the government of Nicolás Maduro. Another big step in the wrong direction and away from commitments under the #BarbadosAgreement .

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bet Tucker's audience is really excited to hear about all these copies of letters written by Bohdan Khmelnytsky in the 17th century that Putin gave him!

What Russians are allowed to talk about: The war that has killed hundreds of thousands and driven a million more into exile? No. A cat thrown from a train. Yes. ⁦Anatoly Kurmanaev⁩ nytimes.com/2024/02/02/wor…

New experience for me at the Russian border – after my interrogation, the FSB asked me to stay behind and translate the interrogation for another British guy