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Long Lines of Russian Voters Signal Discontent With Putin’s Tenure

Many appeared to be heeding a call by the opposition to express frustration by showing up en masse at midday. “We don’t have any other options,” said one woman.

Voters lined up outside a polling station in Moscow on Sunday.

Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin

Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.

St. Petersburg this month. Russia is taking a systemic approach to change the way its domestic internet functions, according to civil society groups, researchers and companies that have been affected.

Guernica Magazine Retracts Essay by Israeli as Staffers Quit

Par : Marc Tracy
An Israeli writer’s essay about seeking common ground with Palestinians led to the resignation of at least 10 staff members at Guernica.

Joanna Chen, whose essay about the war in Gaza led to turmoil at Guernica, a literary magazine.

New Online Speech Law Could Chill Political Humor in Sri Lanka

A sweeping new law on online speech threatens the political humor that has helped the island nation get through tough stretches.

Taking a selfie inside the presidential residence after protesters took control of it in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2022. The pool was part of a meme after the protests in Sri Lanka that year.

China Scraps Premier’s Annual News Conference in Surprise Move

The decision is a break from a decades-long tradition by the country’s No. 2 official and comes as Xi Jinping, the top leader, consolidates his power.

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Qiang at a meeting in Beijing on Monday.

Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Was Filmed in Hong Kong, But People Can’t Watch It There

The first two episodes of the show, which was filmed during the city’s pandemic restrictions, were released last week but were not available there.

Nicole Kidman and a few crew members were granted an exemption to the quarantine rule in Hong Kong to shoot “Expats,” during the pandemic. The special treatment angered residents.

Court Finds Trudeau Overreached by Using Emergency Law to End Blockade

The government said it will appeal the decision that came two years after the start of a trucker protest that paralyzed the downtown of Canada’s capital.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking this week in Laval, Quebec. His government will appeal a court’s decision rebuking his handling of a protest.

A Russian Dissident’s Fraught Path to Canadian Citizenship

Par : Vjosa Isai
Maria Kartasheva was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court for criticizing the war in Ukraine, threatening her citizenship application in Canada.

Maria Kartasheva at home in Ottawa. A Russian dissident, she was sentenced by a Moscow court to eight years in prison for spreading “false information” about the war in Ukraine.

They Said ‘I Do’ in a Moscow Prison

She’s 18. He’s 23. He sent her a one-sentence letter through his prison’s electronic mail system: “Will you marry me?” They wed in a small room in a Moscow jail.

Yegor Shtovba, right at rear, and a fellow defendant, Artyom Kamardin, at a Moscow court in December, with guards in the foreground.

Kerala Cinema Offers a Subtler View of India

“Kaathal,” about a closeted gay politician, is the latest example of what Kerala’s movie industry has become known for: nuanced films that find box office success.

A poster for “Kaathal” in Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala in southern India.

The E.U. Is Investigating Elon Musk’s Platform X

The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, according to researchers.

The social media platform X has scaled back its content moderation policies since Elon Musk bought the service last year.

Teenagers Convicted in France in Connection With Teacher Samuel Paty’s Killing

The teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded in 2020 by an Islamist extremist after showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his students to illustrate free speech.

A mourner laying flowers near a school in Eragny-sur-Oise in 2021 during a ceremony held one year after Samuel Paty, a teacher, was beheaded by an extremist.

Denmark Bans Quran Burning

The law came after a series of public Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities.

Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard, second from the left, presenting a bill banning Quran burning, in August.

Agnes Chow, a Hong Kong Activist, Not Likely to Return from Canada

Ms. Chow said she had to make a “patriotic” visit to the mainland to get her passport back. The Hong Kong police condemned her intention to “openly jump bail.”

Agnes Chow, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, being arrested by police at her home in Tai Po, Hong Kong, in August 2020.

Trial Starts in France for Teenagers Accused of Helping Teacher’s Killer

The teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded by an Islamist extremist in 2020 after showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to illustrate free speech. The case horrified the nation.

A memorial portrait of Samuel Paty in 2020 at a bus stop in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, the Paris suburb where he taught.

Nepal Is Banning TikTok Over Hate Content, Officials Say

The small Himalayan nation’s cabinet of ministers said the Chinese-owned app had neglected its repeated requests to curb content that affected “social harmony.”

Germany Restricts Pro-Palestinian Protests Amid Israel-Hamas War

The country’s authorities have banned many protests in the name of fighting antisemitism. Critics say such restrictions are discriminatory.

A protest in Berlin in solidarity with Palestinians. Some European governments, citing security fears, have imposed limitations on these demonstrations, raising concerns about civil liberty violations.

Since Israel-Hamas War, Events About Palestinian Culture Have Been Canceled

Par : Marc Tracy
Some fear that the raft of cancellations at this moment of war and tragedy is limiting opportunities to foster dialogue and greater understanding.

An award ceremony honoring the Palestinian author Adania Shibli was canceled at the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of several events touching on Palestinian culture and society called off since the war.

India Charges Novelist Arundhati Roy Over a 2010 Speech

The action against a Booker Prize winner was the latest in a growing crackdown on free expression by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Arundhati Roy attending a protest last week at a club for journalists in New Delhi.

Visa Applicants’ Social Media Data Doesn’t Help Screen for Terrorism, Documents Show

A Trump-era practice of vetting the social media profiles of visitors has provided scant value, intelligence officials concluded. But the Biden administration has kept the policy in place.

Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport. The Biden administration has maintained a requirement that applicants for U.S. visas disclose their social media profiles.
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