Turkey Turkish opposition parties vow return to parliamentary democracy Turkey's opposition blames the economic downturn and an erosion of rights and freedoms on Erdoğan’s presidential system they say has imposed a "one-man rule". 28/02/2022
Russia Alexei Navalny faces additional 10-year jail sentence on fraud charges The Russian opposition leader is already serving a 2.5-year sentence in a maximum-security detention centre. 15/02/2022
Russia Russia adds Alexei Navalny to list of 'terrorists and extremists' The decision means Navalny and his aides have had their bank accounts frozen. 25/01/2022
Russia 'Don't be afraid': Alexei Navalny marks a year since Russia return Navalny said that he had "no regrets" about his return to Moscow from Berlin, despite his incarceration. 17/01/2022
no comment Clashes as protesters enter Albania opposition HQ in Tirana Albanian police intervened on Saturday to move away hundreds of protesters who broke into the Tirana headquarters of the country’s main opposition party in an internal squabble over the party's leadership. 08/01/2022
no comment Sudanese pro-democracy protesters brave tear gas during rally in Khartoum Sudanese pro-democracy protesters rally in the capital Khartoum as they brave tear gas to demonstrate against an October 25 coup launched by military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan 02/01/2022
no comment Chinese dissident artist holds exhibition in Brescia, Italy Chinese dissident artist Badiucao opens his first exhibition in the West, despite the Chinese Embassy's attempt to cancel it, in Brescia. 13/11/2021
Georgia Second round of contested Georgia municipal elections takes place Georgians from 20 constituencies head to the polls to cast their votes in a highly contested second round of municipal elections which will determine the mayors and city council members for those areas. 30/10/2021
Russia Navalny says Russian prison has changed his status to 'terrorist' Putin's most prominent critic claims he is no longer considered a flight risk but is now deemed an extremist and a terrorist. 11/10/2021
Russia Russia opens new extremism probe against Navalny and his allies Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his closest allies. 28/09/2021
no comment Macron hit by egg at restaurant trade fair in Lyon French President Emmanuel Macron was hit by an egg as he walked through a restaurant trade fair in Lyon on Monday, although the egg failed to break. 27/09/2021
no comment Anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent An anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent, with police in riot gear firing teargas and rubber bullets and demonstrators hurling rocks and firecrackers. 07/08/2021
no comment Tunisian anti-government demonstrators rally in Tunis Tunisian anti-government demonstrators rally in Tunis 25/07/2021
Russia Russian opposition politician quits Moscow role over 'pressure' Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has announced he is quitting as head of Moscow's Krasnoselsky district amid ongoing pressure. 12/07/2021
Belarus Former Belarusian presidential candidate given 14-year prison sentence A court in Belarus has jailed former presidential contender Viktor Babariko for 14 years on corruption charges, which have been widely seen as politically motivated. 06/07/2021
Belarus Belarusian opposition Twitter accounts suspended 'in error' Twitter accounts claiming to be "Belarusian People's Embassies" have been mistakenly suspended by the social network. 02/07/2021
world news Algerian opposition urges election boycott over protest repression The Algerian pro-democracy group Hirak is calling for voters to boycott legislative elections over a crackdown on opposition protests. 12/06/2021
Poland Polish PM vows support for Belarus' opposition after ally's remarks "We are with the Belarusians who are fighting for freedom, fighting for the rule of law, fighting for democracy," 07/06/2021
Russia Russian opposition figure leaves country for Ukraine A well-known Russian opposition politician who was held in police custody for two days last week in a criminal investigation that he has left the country for Ukraine. 06/06/2021
Georgia Georgia frees jailed opposition leader Nika Melia after EU posts bail Melia was arrested in February after police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition party, sparking international criticism and aggravating the political situation within the country. 11/05/2021
Slovenia Tsikhanouskaya wants focus on fight for democracy in Belarus On a timely visit to Slovenia, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her home country. 03/05/2021
Bulgaria New Bulgarian elections likely as opposition fails to form government Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's centre-right party won the most seats in this month's election but fell well short of a majority. 26/04/2021
Georgia Opposition parties in Georgia sign deal to end political crisis Several opposition parties have agreed to enter parliament, which they had been boycotting since elections last year. 20/04/2021
Russia Russia: Valentine's Day flashlight protests demand Navalny's release The protest, dubbed "Love is stronger than fear," was called by Navalny's allies for Valentine's Day in solidarity with people detained in recent opposition protests. 14/02/2021
no comment Students rally against coup at Myanmar campus Students came out to demand that soldiers return to their barracks, release the country's detained leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and restore democracy. 05/02/2021
Russia More than 3,000 arrested in Russia at huge protests for Alexei Navalny Thousands of people have gathered in various cities across Russia to demand the release of Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic. 23/01/2021
