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People In Myanmar Are Holding Huge Historic Protests Against The Military Seizing Power In A Coup

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Myanmar in some of the largest protests the country has seen in more than a decade.

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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Has Been Sentenced To Two Years And Eight Months In Prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after he was arrested upon returning to Moscow from Germany Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/navalny-jailed/]

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This PE Teacher Was Filming Her Dance Routine And Captured The Start Of Myanmar’s Military Coup

Khing Hnin Wai inadvertently captured the beginning of a military coup that saw the military detain the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi, taking power and declaring a year-long state of emergency.

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Estonia Has Appointed Its First Woman Prime Minister

Kaja Kallas, a 43-year-old lawyer and former EU lawmaker, will lead a new cabinet that will replace the previous cabinet resigned earlier in January over a corruption scandal.

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Russian Police Arrested More Than 3,000 Protesters Demanding Jailed Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny’s Release

Tens of thousands of protesters turned out in almost 100 cities across entire country, some braving temperatures as low as -50˚C (-58˚F), to call for Alexei Navalny’s release.

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After Uganda’s President Won A Sixth Term, Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Has Been Put Under House Arrest

Bobi Wine has been under house arrest for more than a week following the contentious re-election of incumbent president Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 35 years.

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This Thai Woman Was Sentenced To 43 Years In prison For Criticizing The Monarchy

Anchan Preelert has been sentenced to a record 43 years in prison for sharing audio clips deemed to be insulting the monarchy.

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Russia’s Main Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Who Was Poisoned Has Been Jailed After Returning To Moscow

The main Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been jailed for 30 days pending a trial.

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Hong Kong Police Mass Arrested 53 Pro-Democracy Activists For Trying To Pick Opposition Candidates

Hong Kong police arrested more than 50 pro-democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown yet under the national security law imposed by China.

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China Has Sentenced This Journalist Who Covered The Wuhan COVID-19 Outbreak To Four Years In Prison

Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.

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The UK And The EU Have Finally Agreed On A Brexit Trade Deal After More Than Four Years

The UK and the European Union have finally reached a trade deal for Brexit, more than four years after the UK voted to leave the EU.

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Iran Has Executed This Activist And Journalist Accused Of Encouraging Anti-Government Protests In 2017

Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian activist and journalist, has been executed after he was accused of inciting mass anti-government protests that rocked Iran between 2017 and 2018.