‘Shocking’: Putin critic handed 25 years in prison

‘Shocking’: Putin critic handed 25 years in prison

[ad_1] MOSCOW — A Russian court on Monday slapped opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza with 25 years in prison for treason and other claimed offenses. Moscow City Court sentenced Kara-Murza to a penal colony for spreading “fake news” about the army and “cooperation with an undesirable organization,” as Russian President Vladimir Putin steps up his crackdown…

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Indians get lion’s share of Pakistani citizenship to foreigners in last 5 years

Indians get lion’s share of Pakistani citizenship to foreigners in last 5 years

[ad_1] Islamabad: The Pakistan Interior Ministry has granted Pakistani citizenship to 214 foreigners during the last five years over multiple reasons, including marriage, and family relationships among others, media reports said on Sunday. As per official documents, 214 foreigners were granted Pakistani citizenship in the last five years, Samaa TV reported. As per documents, these…

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Nicaragua: Ortega crackdown deepens as 94 opponents stripped of citizenship

Nicaragua: Ortega crackdown deepens as 94 opponents stripped of citizenship

[ad_1] Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regime has intensified its political crackdown, stripping 94 Nicaraguans of their citizenship, including some of the Central American country’s most celebrated writers and journalists, among them the Guardian contributor Wilfredo Miranda. The move was announced by a Nicaraguan judge on Wednesday and sparked renewed condemnation of Ortega’s Sandinista government, which has…

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