A Latvian MEP accused of spying in favor of Russia (revealed in an investigation by an independent Russian outlet) is now facing a very tough penalty: a fine of 1750 Euros (no zeros are missing).

I'm sure that will teach other MEPs to behave
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A big deal in Kazakhstan: the country’s senate adopted a bill that criminalizes domestic violence. The notable aspect is that it’s been driven by grassroots activists and, if signed by the president (no reason he wouldn’t) will become law

And they say there is no culture in America

Everyone celebrates Eid in their own way, mine is to OD on coffee

HRW, the very same org that relentlessly criticized the war against Iraq, excoriated the US gov for Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, in other words an obviously anti war group, produced a report proving “widespread and systematic use of chemical weapons” by the Assad regime

Per unofficial results, 22 year old Zeynep Çelik, an independent, won a race in the town of Kalkım to become the youngest elected head of a municipality in Turkey

Following the local election results in Turkey, the opposition CHP now controls election precincts totaling 64% and 80% of the entire Turkish population and economy, respectively

Just a reminder that there are literally millions of Central Asian migrants in Russia. They are the backbone of the Russian economy doing jobs no one else wants. 99.9999% of them are there just to provide for their families and live a life of dignity and peace.

Just to sum up, daesh claims responsibility for the terror attack in Moscow, the Kremlin says, no, it’s alright, we know it wasn’t you, it was Ukraine, while the entire Russian population believes it’s an inside job

I know it’s not familiar to these folks but it’s called intelligence

What happened in Russia is terrorism.

What Russia is doing in Ukraine is also terrorism.

Nobody (at least outside of the Kremlin) knows who is responsible for the terror attacks in Moscow. One thing we know though, Putin has never failed to use any significant threat for political gains and bolster his narratives. So it’s inevitable the Kremlin will blame Ukraine.…

10 years after the illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia is systematically persecuting Crimean Tatars, the indigenous Muslim people of the peninsula.

'...the Crimean Tatars feared a return to dark times. The most pessimistic forecasts came true.'
nationalia.info/new/11598/crim…