Footage of a 63-year-old Bishop attempting to defend his marriage to a 19-year-old congregant has gone viral two years after the couple first made headlines in their home state of Iowa. In the footage shared by several platforms, Bishop Dwight Reed, 63, is seen standing in the pulpit while addressing anyone who attended church that […]
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Russian director and playwright go on trial over play ‘justifying terrorism’
A Russian court has opened the trial of a theatre director and a playwright accused of advocating terrorism in a play. The case is the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Zhenya Berkovich, a prominent independent theatre director, and playwright […]
Ukraine’s Supreme Court official suspected of justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) gathered evidence against the head of one of the Supreme Court’s units, who justified Russia’s armed aggression and temporary occupation of Ukraine. Source: the Security Service of Ukraine; Office of the Prosecutor General Quote Prosecutor General’s Office: “Under the procedural leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor General, the […]
Moscow Patriarchate church priest jailed for justifying invasion, praising pro-Russian proxies
The rector of a church in the Vinnytsia diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate was sentenced to two years in prison, the press service of Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Jan. 30. The priest called Russia’s armed aggression a “civil war” in Ukraine and praised “DPR” terrorists Alexander Zakharchenko, Givi, and Motorola. Read also: SBU […]
Putin critic Sergei Udaltsov arrested charged with ‘justifying terrorism’
A prominent Russian left-wing activist who has for years criticized President Vladimir Putin has been arrested and charged with “justifying terrorism” on social media. Sergei Udaltsov, a supporter of the Russia-Ukraine war and the leader of the Left Front, a coalition of Russian left-wing groups affiliated with Russia’s Communist Party, wrote on Telegram earlier today […]