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    Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case
    Jun08

    Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case

    SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A defense lawyer for a suspect in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago said Monday that coronavirus restrictions have seriously hampered efforts to prepare the case. Sabine ten Doesschate, a Dutch lawyer representing Russian suspect Oleg Pulatov, said flight bans and...

    Lawyer: Coronavirus Restrictions Hamper MH17 Defense Case
    Jun08

    Lawyer: Coronavirus Restrictions Hamper MH17 Defense Case

    A defense lawyer for one of the suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago says that coronavirus restrictions have seriously hampered efforts to prepare their case. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case
    Jun08

    Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case

    A defense lawyer for one of the suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago says that coronavirus restrictions have seriously hampered efforts to prepare their case …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Bill Barr’s Invisible Crusade
    Jun08

    Bill Barr’s Invisible Crusade

    When scandal has engulfed past American presidencies, the Justice Department’s independence proved critical to upholding the rule of law. The textbook case was the Saturday Night Massacre, when Attorney General Elliot Richardson resigned rather than carry out President Richard Nixon’s order to fire Watergate special prosecutor...

    The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple
    Jun06

    The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple

    Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump has indulged his authoritarian instincts—and now he’s meeting the common fate of autocrats whose people turn against them. What the United States is witnessing is less like the chaos of 1968, which further divided a nation, and more like the nonviolent movements that earned broad societal...

    Polarized Politics Has Infected American Diplomacy
    Jun06

    Polarized Politics Has Infected American Diplomacy

    Moments of national crisis ought to bring Americans together. Instead, led by a divisive president, our society is being ripped apart, as the country is battered by a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and centuries-old pathologies of racism and inequality. The consequences of our division are profoundly troubling at home, but no less worrisome...

    Covering US Protests, Journalists Find Unexpected Threats
    Jun06

    Covering US Protests, Journalists Find Unexpected Threats

    Khrystyna Shevchenko had her camera on Santa Monica looters, as any good video journalist would. So she never saw it coming.“All of a sudden, I felt that punch in my temple area of my head,” she said, adding that she blacked out for a couple of seconds.When she came to, Shevchenko instinctively yelled, “I’m press.”Then she began to notice...

    Hundreds Rally In Kyiv Demanding Interior Minister’s Resignation
    Jun05

    Hundreds Rally In Kyiv Demanding Interior Minister’s Resignation

    Hundreds of protesters calling for the resignation of Ukraine’s interior minister, Arsen Avakov, have set off smoke bombs and fireworks in front of the parliament in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Protest Against Ukraine’s Interior Minister Causes Chaos Outside Parliament
    Jun05

    Protest Against Ukraine’s Interior Minister Causes Chaos Outside Parliament

    Hundreds of protesters calling for the resignation of Ukraine’s interior minister, Arsen Avakov, set off smoke bombs and fireworks in front of the parliament in Kyiv on June 5. Avakov, who was inside making a speech, has come under intense criticism in recent days. Critics say the minister has failed to rein in police abuses, bring about...

    Crimean Court Jails Jehovah’s Witness To 6 Years For ‘Extremist’ Activity
    Jun05

    Crimean Court Jails Jehovah’s Witness To 6 Years For ‘Extremist’ Activity

    A court in Russia-annexed Crimea has sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison for being a member of an extremist group. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...