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As Attacks Mount in Crimea, Kremlin Faces Rising Domestic Pressures

August 20, 2022Anton Troianovski, Marc Santora and Dan BilefskyComments Off

With the drumbeat of Ukrainian strikes inside Russian-held territory, the visceral reality of war is becoming increasingly apparent to Russians.

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Livestreams of Mass Shootings: From Buffalo to New Zealand

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022Ryan Mac, Kellen Browning and Sheera FrenkelComments Off

Dozens of recordings of a 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, remain online, in a sobering reminder of the internet’s permanence.

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Belarus Sentences the Russian Law Student Who Was a Dissident’s Girlfriend to Six Years in Prison

May 6, 2022IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off

Sofia Sapega was traveling from Greece to Lithuania with her romantic partner, Roman Protasevich, when the Belarusian air traffic control diverted their plane to Minsk, where they were both arrested.

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Brazil Lifts Its Ban on Telegram After Two Days

March 20, 2022Jack Nicas and André SpigariolComments Off

Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked Telegram on Friday. The messaging app then responded with measures to fight misinformation, and the court quickly lifted its ban.

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Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation Concerns

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022JACK NICASComments Off

The Brazilian Supreme Court has vowed to fight disinformation ahead of this year’s presidential elections. Banning the popular messaging app is its most drastic step yet.

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Zelensky Urges More Leaders to Visit Kyiv After Visit by 3 NATO Leaders

March 15, 2022March 16, 2022Azi PaybarahComments Off

The leaders from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia “fear nothing,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, and he urged other leaders to make similar visits.