Learn more about Steven’s life and incredible work through this piece written by fellow hostage and journalist Marc Marginedas BringThemHome time.com/7012216/rememb…

At least 33 people will be tried this week in #Belarus for participating in the 2020 protests against the criminal regime. Meanwhile, detentions continue & repression shows no sign of slowing down. We must continue to fight for the life & freedom of every political prisoner.

The Times morning newsletter (I subscribe) is starting a series called The Stakes, in which Times journalists will focus on the policy stakes of the 2024 election — and how life would be different under a Harris administration or a Trump administration. …saging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/render…

My sister Maria Kalesnikava , imprisoned in #Homel Penal Colony #4, is being tortured by starvation. At 45 kg and 175 cm tall, she is denied necessary medical care and proper nutrition. This is not punishment, this is cruelty. #SOSMaria #FreeKalesnikava

"And so, by virtue of shameless perseverance, Trump often manages to outlast most of the media’s willingness to correct any particular falsehood, eventually getting that claim into news coverage and social media clips nearly uncorrected." —Daniel Dale cnn.com/2024/09/03/pol…

"The claim that there are not enough worthwhile targets [for US-provided ATACMS] is equally questionable. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think-tank, argues that 'Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russian military targets within Russia’s rear are crucial for

Of all the people on this photo, only the man survived today's Russian missile strike. Yaroslav's wife Evheniia and their three daughters Yaryna, Daryna, Emilia died in their home - Lviv mayor. RIP. This is beyond awful, beyond painful.

I utterly condemn the attacks in Lviv and Kryvyi Rih, but words are not enough and we owe the people of Ukraine more. I appeal to all leaders to fully allow Ukrainians to defend themselves against these horrific attacks, with dignity and sovereignty, by any legal means necessary.

Please don't forget that repression in #Belarus never stopped. Human rights defenders know about 53 political prisoners that have been released. But only in August, 52 new people were recognised as political prisoners. Let us focus on the release of everyone.

BREAKING: The U.S. government announces criminal charges and the seizure of internet domains arising from Russian efforts to influence election. apnews.com/article/russia…

"We've not even allowed the Ukrainians to fight under the circumstances that we would allow ourselves," George Barros, the Russia team lead at Institute for the Study of War, told Axios' Colin Demarest. "Palianytsia is the Ukrainian response to Western feet-dragging."

A new DoJ indictment alleges that RT employees "covertly fund[ed] and direct[ed]" a US company with $10m in order to push pro-Russia content. The company is based in Tennessee. There is one media company based in Tennessee with the same phrase listed in the indictment...

Fighting foreign disinformation can be best done through enforcing authenticity and integrity, I.e., go after fake sites lying about who they are. DOJ has just done so. All credit! ⁦Dr Alina Polyakova⁩ justice.gov/opa/pr/two-rt-…

NEW: CNN has independently confirmed the Russia funded US media company that paid American right-wing social media stars is Tenet Media, based in Tennessee. Some very big names tied up in all of this. Reporting w/ Zachary Cohen Evan Pérez Sean Lyngaas cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…

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The FBI announce a $10 m award for information leading to the arrest of GRU Unit 29155 hackers who targeted Ukrainian gov't infrastructure at the start of the invasion. They are all familiar faces to us, will do a story on them in the next few days.

It's hard to believe that 3 years have already passed since Maria Kalesnikava was sentenced in #Belarus— tomorrow marks 4 years since her abduction by Lukashenka's thugs. She has been held incommunicado for more than 500 days, starved & denied medical care. She must be released.