Alexei Navalny's mother says she is being pressured into a secret burial for her son and has been threatened that "something will happen to his body" if she doesn't agree.

«В этом мире, в их мире, в мире поголовного хама и зверя, мне ничего не нужно…» Иван Бунин, Одесса, 20 апреля 1919 г. #Украина #Навальный #политзаключённые #выборы #ВсёЭто

Camus wrote that “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” It’s still hard to believe Alexei Navalny is dead, but his indefatigable freedom will stay with us and, hopefully, inspire. RIP.

People continue to pay their respects to Alexey Navalny at the Borisovsky cemetery in Moscow The line towards the cemetery on Sunday stretches for 300-400 metres. A police van and two police vehicles are on standby. 📹: exclusively for Novaya Europe

Alexei Navalny’s grave is completely submerged in flowers. Beautiful.

Russia is officially celebrating March 8 as the International Women's Day. These young women are in jail today for their anti-war stance.

Congratulations to Мstyslav Chernov & everyone behind 20DaysInMariupol on winning the first Oscar for Ukraine. I urge you to watch this devastating, powerful film. #Oscars2024 #20DaysInMariupol

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov called the hammer attack he survived on Tuesday a “gangster-style greeting from Putin.” Lithuanian anti-terrorism authorities are investigating the assault. Navalny’s spokesperson said there may have been two attackers. Details: meduza.io/en/feature/202…

Today marks a year since Evan Gershkovich’s arrest. A year. In a Russian prison. For journalism. #IStandWithEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime

I remember being terrified by movies set in this kind of future, and here we are. A scary investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism based on OVD-Info English data on Russia’s extensive surveillance system deployed against anyone expressing discontent with Putin’s regime.

If you think it's been raining a lot in the UK lately, it's only going to get worse — and that's without all the bad-weather talk. #climate theguardian.com/world/article/…

I'm grateful to my wonderful editor @barbfletchering for providing space to explore how we grieve our inability to save our planet. That first protest Peter Kalmus woke me up to the urgency of the climate crisis—maybe this story will do that for others. aljazeera.com/features/2024/…

What does it feel like to stare into our future's unwelcoming face day after day? How do you keep going, knowing what awaits, and, more importantly, what can we do to improve our current trajectory on climate change? My latest Al Jazeera English aljazeera.com/features/2024/…

What a huge, happy relief. I can watch the videos of prisoners reunited with their families on repeat. I’ve been crying, so impossible to imagine the emotions these incredible people are feeling. Wonderful, wonderful news Vladimir Kara-Murza Evan Gershkovich & all the others.

I was lucky to help with some research and interviews on this fascinating and compelling tome Icon Books on the Russian Orthodox Church and its relationship to the state through the centuries. Congrats Lucy Ash — I loved being part of the project and watching you work!

In case you forgot some of the, let’s say questionable, dealings Matt Gaetz has been involved in and accused of, this excellent profile by Elaine Godfrey is a great refresher. And what a prescient concluding sentence.

I'm going to shuffle over to Bluesky to see if we can recover what we lost on Twitter. Come with me and say hello.

At a time when so much of the conversation around AI is doom, gloom and hyperbole, here is a story about how it could be used for the common good. My latest for Al Jazeera English. #ArtificialIntelligenceAI aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

Humour is indeed our secret weapon. I would have never thought a piece about torture could be funny while providing the strongest case-in-point against its use. Brilliant read.

Performativity of violence