Yang Hengjun, a China-born Australian democracy blogger, received a suspended death sentence from a Chinese court on Monday. The Australian government, which has consistently advocated for Yang, expressed shock at the verdict. Yang was convicted of espionage and given a death sentence
A Moscow court has sentenced Igor Girkin, former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine, to four years for extremism. Girkin allegedly criticized President Vladimir Putin and Russian authorities for their handling of the war. In a separate case, a Russian court sentenced Darya
This story may contain details that are disturbing. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Heather Armstrong, the influential “Queen of the mommy bloggers” who candidly shared her struggles
A Belarusian man sentenced to jail over a satirical drawing of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has died behind bars, the country’s leading rights organization reported on Monday. Mikalai Klimovicz, a 61-year-old blogger and activist from southern Belarus, died on Sunday while in
A suspect in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger had her appeal rejected Monday by a court in the Russian capital. Moscow City Court turned down Darya Trepova’s appeal against her arrest on charges of involvement in the April
A global rights group on Monday urged authorities in eastern Libya to release a singer and a blogger arrested for allegedly violating a widely-criticized cybercrime law. According to a statement from Human Rights Watch, both women — popular folk singer Ahlam al-Yamani
Russia state media is reporting Monday that a female suspect has been taken into custody following an explosion at a café in St. Petersburg, Russia, that killed prominent pro-Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Tatarsky, a major proponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
A famous Russian military blogger has been killed and 19 others were injured in an explosion in St Petersburg while he was giving a talk in a packed Russian cafe. The 40-year-old blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky was a vocal supporter of Russia‘s war
Prominent pro-Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg on Sunday, according to Russian media. Tatarsky was participating in an event at a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city when he was killed. Russian media says a woman
A famous Russian military blogger has been killed and 15 others were injured in an explosion in St Petersburg. According to the reports, the blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky was a vocal supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine. He had reported from the Ukraine