According to researchers, Russian government-backed actors have played a role in amplifying conspiracy theories created and promoted by the prominent US-based group QAnon. This has raised significant …
Belarus opens criminal case against opposition leaders
Amid weeks of protests, the Belarus chief prosecutor has allegedly opened a criminal case against opposition leaders, some of which have already fled the country. The case accuses them of trying to …
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Belarus unrest, Opposition appeals to EU as summit begins
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the exiled opposition leader in Belarus, spoke from Lithuania yesterday appealing to her followers and urging them to recognize current ruler Alexander Lukashenko's …
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Jacinda Ardern delays election over coronavirus fears
In New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made the decision to postpone the country's general election by a month due to a spike in COVID-19 cases that is ongoing. Although the vote was …
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Belarusians accuse authorities of torture and humiliation during mass detentions
Protests across Belarus earlier this week lead to a series of arrests after the demonstrations turned violent and citizens clashed with law enforcement and security forces. Now, Belarusians are …
New Coalition Wants to Help in Fight Against Election Misinformation
Earlier this week, a sophisticated and massive disinformation campaign was exposed in a report detailing attempts to sway US voter opinions and derail US presidential elections. A new group has …
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Google Bans Ads Linking to Hacked Political Content
Google has decided to block ads that contain hacked political content in an effort to prevent their platforms from being used for interference in the 2020 US Presidential election. Google's move …
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Hong Kong postpones elections for a year ‘over virus concerns’
In a controversial new move, the Hong Kong government has postponed parliamentary elections that were set to take place in September, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for delay. The region …
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Hong Kong bars 12 opposition candidates from election
With the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong looming in the near future, Hong Kong authorities have disqualified 12 pro-democracy candidates from forthcoming elections. This has deepened the …
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U.K. Failed to Probe Alleged Russian Interference in Votes, Report Says
On Tuesday, a UK parliament intelligence committee stated that the British government did not take measures to investigate alleged Russian interference, leaving the country with skewed elections, and …
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