SubscriptionsAuthor: Sarah Hurst
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Putin and Punishment: Gulag Historian Suffers Stalinist Sanctions
A Russian historian devoted to exposing the horrors of Stalinism has just been handed an unexpected new jail sentence, reports Sarah Hurst
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Irish Independent Politicians Excuse Kremlin Crimes and Oppose Belarus Sanctions
Sarah Hurst reports on two Irish MEPs who regularly appear on Russian sponsored media to defend Putin’s imperialist policies
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London a Prime Focus of Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader’s Campaigns
Sarah Hurst looks at the work of Alexei Navalny, now in a coma in a Berlin hospital, and how it connects with the UK
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Belarus Citizens Go into Battle – How Long Can Resistance Last?
As ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Alexander Lukashenko claims victory in the Presidential election, Sarah Hurst reports on clashes with riot police and the future of popular protest
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Showdown: Belarusian Analysts Predict Bloodshed on Election Day
Sarah Hurst analyses the signs that the Belarusian dictator Lukashenko is panicking in the face of public opposition
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Kompromised: How Britain’s Political Parties Responded to the Russia Report
Sarah Hurst reports on how every major party, with the exception of Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, has changed their stance on Kremlin intervention
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The Women Risking Everything to Oppose Belarus’ Dictator Lukashenko
Sarah Hurst reports on the opposition provided by women candidates in the forthcoming presidential elections and the threats they face from Europe’s ‘last dictator’
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Like Father Like Son: Putin’s Clamp Down on Truth-Tellers Continues
Sarah Hurst reports on another worrying arrest of a journalist as the Russian state becomes increasingly autocratic and the President secures an extension of his power
