The EU calls on China to immediate release of Yu Wensheng, & other detained & convicted human rights lawyers & other human rights defenders incl Huang Qi, Li Yuhan, Ge Jueping, Qin Yongmin, Gao Zhisheng, Ilham Tohti, Tashi Wangchuk, Wu Gan & Liu Feiyue
8 month agoAn earthquake measuring 6M hit the coast of Iceland
Prelim M6.0 Earthquake Iceland region Jun-21 19:07 UTC, updates
8 month ago220-250 people are taking part in the rally of solidarity with Belarusian people in New York. People keep posters: "Stop Violence and persecutions.", "Freedom to Cichanouski", "We are 97%" They shout: "We believe. We can. We will win."
8 month agoSpanish Army deploys Pizarro VCI/C armoured fighting vehicle to Latvia
British police arrested Libyan man after knife attack in Reading - security source
8 month agoDeath toll of explosion in Kyiv rises to 2
Five fatalities and 101 new COVID19 cases in North Macedonia
735 new covid19 cases confirmed in Ukraine, total rises to 36560 and 1002 deaths
8 month agoSpain opened its borders to most European countries and ended a state of emergency imposed to contain the coronavirus
Parliamentary elections in Serbia today. Polls show Pres Vucic's ruling SNS headed twd a crushing victory, concerning given the already proto-authoritarian tendencies of its rule. In both 2014 & 2016 the party won ~48%. Vucic won last Pres elxns in 1st round with 55%
Visit of Ukrainian leadership to Moscow will inevitably take place, it is a matter of time - Putin
Petr Verzilov was detained by police in Moscow
8 month agoLeak of fuel from Delfi tanker tank that capsized near Pivdenne Port last year
8 month agoPeople screaming "Allahu Akbar" during riots in Stuttgart last night
Explosion in residential house in Kyiv, 1 killed
Statements of Zelensky on World War II may adversely affect relations between Russia and Ukraine - Putin
Belarus will not allow the revival of the ideas of Nazism - Lukashenko
Police have revised their numbers again: 12 people were shot in Uptown, and one has died
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 28 times. 3 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.
Clashes between Horlivka and Toretsk
A source tells Sky News that it is believed a multiple stabbing in Reading centre is terror-related
8 month agoGerman authorities have locked down several streets in town of Verl where many Tönnies meat plant worker live. 650 people have been quarantined Covid19 (pic: @spiegel_alles)
A large police response is responding to a "serious incident" in Forbury Gardens, Reading, following reports of a stabbing
8 month agoMass stabbing in Reading: Three people have died and two people are in critical condition, The Telegraph reports
Serious incident in Reading, UK. Early reports say that several people have been stabbed with possible fatalities. Earlier there was a BLM protest but organizers say incident is unrelated to event
8 month agoArbitrary arrests continue today. Riot police detained young people waiting near the Central store in Minsk downtown. Human rights defenders report names of 140-180 detained yesterday. Many of them were harshly beaten, taken to hospitals. photos @tutby
8 month agoAfter numerous provocations, tensions mount between Antifa and Identity protesters in Lille, France
8 month agoProtest of the Yellow Vests in progress in Paris (150-200 people present). It is the 1st declared manifestation of the GJ since the end of the confinement. The route is from Place Édouard Renard to Gare du Nord. "Yellow Vests"
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 8 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.
841 new COVID19 cases confirmed in Ukraine, total rises to 35825, 994 deaths