Politics & environs 2022

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‘The enemy is the same’: Idlib’s message to Ukraine as Syrian war enters 12th year

 

Rebel enclave hopes global outcry against Russia, the Syrian regime’s main backer, will renew interest in their cause

 

AFP in Idlib

Tue 15 Mar 2022 20.05 GMT






https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/15/the-enemy-is-the-same-idlibs-message-to-ukraine-as-syrian-war-enters-12th-year
 

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Russia-Ukraine war latest: rescue ongoing at bombed Mariupol theatre; Putin stages pro-war rally in Moscow – live

 

At least 130 people rescued from rubble of theatre, but local officials say more are trapped; packed rally held in Moscow stadium celebrating Crimea annexation

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Samantha Lock and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Fri 18 Mar 2022 17.08 GMT

 

• Putin praises Russian ‘unity’ at rally as glitch hinders state TV broadcast
• Syrians join Russian ranks in Ukraine as Putin calls in Assad’s debt
• Burger King owner says operator in Russia refusing to shut shops
• Is an outright Russian military victory in Ukraine possible?
• Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-biden-to-warn-xi-against-backing-putin-as-russian-military-offensives-falter-live

 

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‘I felt paralysed by fear’: woman describes escape from Ukraine

 

TV advertiser Yuliya Danilina, 53, risked journey to border after facing severe food shortage in her cut-off village

 

 

As told to Jem Bartholomew

Fri 18 Mar 2022 11.00 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/i-felt-paralysed-by-fear-mother-describes-escape-from-russia-invasion-ukraine
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘It’s an attack on everyone’: Russian activists under increasing pressure for opposing war on Ukraine

 

Russians have woken up in a different country, one seeking internal enemies to blame for the country’s descent into economic isolation and hardship

 

Andrew Roth

Fri 18 Mar 2022 08.43 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/its-an-attack-on-everyone-russian-activists-under-increasing-pressure-for-opposing-war-on-ukraine
 

Edited March 18, 2022 by umbertino

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Syrians join Russian ranks in Ukraine as Putin calls in Assad’s debt

 

Analysis: Safe in his palace, Syrian leader appears to have given Moscow carte blanche to airlift his army

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Fri 18 Mar 2022 14.47 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/18/syrians-join-russian-ranks-in-ukraine-as-putin-calls-in-assads-debt











 

 

 

‘It is not possible to stay quiet’: Putin’s first victim of ‘fake news’ law speaks out

 

Socialite and food blogger Veronika Belotserkovskaya says she is both amused and shocked to be charged

 

Pjotr Sauer

Thu 17 Mar 2022 16.42 GMT

Last modified on Fri 18 Mar 2022 05.25 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/17/veronika-belotserkovskaya-putin-fake-news-law-first-victim-russia-ukraine

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Are white Christians under attack in America? No, but the myth is winning

 

The idea that the American way of life is under threat from a variety of ‘others’ is wildly overblown but widely believed

 

Fri 18 Mar 2022 10.00 GMT

Alvin Chang

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/18/are-white-christians-under-attack-in-america-no-but-the-myth-is-winning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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‘Contemptuous’: anger in Brazil as Bolsonaro given Indigenous merit medal

 

Government honours president who activists accuse of undermining Indigenous protections

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Thu 17 Mar 2022 15.55 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/17/contemptuous-anger-in-brazil-as-bolsonaro-given-indigenous-merit-medal
 

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The Guardian view on forgotten wars: we must not neglect conflict’s other victims

 

In Ethiopia, Myanmar, Yemen and Syria, civilians are suffering. The parallels with Ukraine do not end there

 

Thu 17 Mar 2022 19.05 GMT

Editorial

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/17/the-guardian-view-on-forgotten-wars-we-must-not-neglect-conflicts-other-victims

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California man died screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ as police restrained him, video shows

 

Newly released clip from two years ago shows Edward Bronstein being forced to a mat with at least five officers holding him down

 

Associated Press

Thu 17 Mar 2022 18.10 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/17/california-man-george-floyd-police-death-new-video
 

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Russia-Ukraine war latest: Poland calls for EU-Russia trade ban; Boris Johnson warns of ‘new age of intimidation’ – live

 

Poland’s PM proposes ‘fully cutting off Russia’s trade’ with the EU, while Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to succeed in his invasion of Ukraine

 

Clea Skopeliti (now), Rebecca Ratcliffe and Jessica Murray (earlier)

Sat 19 Mar 2022 16.08 GMT

 

• At a glance: what we know on day 24 of the invasion
• Ruined city of Okhtyrka clings to hope of brighter future
• Russian cosmonauts board ISS wearing colours of Ukraine flag
• Former UK PMs back Nuremberg-style tribunal for Putin
• Putin accused of ‘channeling his inner Trump’

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/19/russia-ukraine-war-latest-zelenskiy-urges-honest-peace-talks-without-delay-russian-forces-tighten-grip-around-mariupol-live

 

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Ai Weiwei on the new Silk Road: ‘This is China’s counterattack in a global game of chess’

 

China is pouring trillions into the developing world. It is, the artist and activist says, an audacious power grab

 

Sat 19 Mar 2022 09.00 GMT

by Ai Weiwei. Photographs: Davide Monteleone

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/ai-weiwei-new-silk-road-chinese-power-grab

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After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products?

 

A report from the International Energy Agency makes clear that viable alternatives are limited

 

 

Rob Davies

Sat 19 Mar 2022 07.18 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/19/after-ukraine-how-will-world-replace-russia-oil-products

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The left behind: the dual nationals still in jail in Iran

 

Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe are free but other families in the west are waiting anxiously

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Sat 19 Mar 2022 05.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/the-left-behind-the-dual-nationals-still-in-jail-in-iran

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Stranded Nigerians accuse UK of ignoring pleas of black refugees fleeing Ukraine

 

Critics say race is an issue in treatment of African students fleeing war in Ukraine

 

Mark Townsend

Sat 19 Mar 2022 17.00 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/stranded-nigerians-accuse-uk-of-ignoring-pleas-of-black-refugees-fleeing-ukraine

 

 

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Russian mercenaries in Ukraine linked to far-right extremists

 

Wagner Group connected to white supremacists, Tech against Terrorism investigation finds

 

Mark Townsend

Sun 20 Mar 2022 09.15 GMT






https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/russian-mercenaries-in-ukraine-linked-to-far-right-extremists

 

 

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How do we solve a problem like Putin? Five leading writers on Russia have their say

 

The Russian president’s invasion of Ukraine threatens the safety of the entire world. Writers on Russian history and politics suggest possible ways forward

 

Sun 20 Mar 2022 08.00 GMT

by Tom Burgis, Catriona Kelly, Oliver Bullough, Ruth Deyermond, Peter Pomerantsev

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/solve-problem-like-putin-writers-russia-ukraine-oliver-bullough-peter-pomerantsev

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Russia-Ukraine war: eight killed in Kyiv shopping centre strike; Russian troops disperse protest with stun grenades – live

 

Latest updates: Officials warn shopping centre fatalities could rise; Ukraine’s armed forces say Russian troops used stun grenades on protestors

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Rachel Hall and Samantha Lock (earlier)

Mon 21 Mar 2022 17.00 GMT

 

• Ukraine rejects Mariupol ultimatum as airstrikes hit Odesa and Kyiv
• Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 26 of the invasion
• Russia responsible for hoax calls to Wallace and Patel, says No 10
• Some were too scared to leave’: man rescues 25 people from Mariupol
• David Beckham hands Instagram account to doctor in Kharkiv

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/21/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-kyiv-rejects-moscows-deadline-for-mariupol-surrender-biden-to-visit-poland-live

 

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US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

 

Designation could put global pressure on military-led government, which faces accusations at international court of justice

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Mon 21 Mar 2022 15.06 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/us-to-declare-myanmar-army-committed-genocide-against-rohingya
 

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Lukashenko is dragging Belarus closer to a war that most of its citizens don’t want

 

The dictator’s first loyalty is to Putin, despite biting sanctions and growing opposition to the invasion at home

 

Mon 21 Mar 2022 14.30 GMT

Ryhor Astapenia

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/21/lukashenko-belarus-war-citizens-dont-want-putin-sanctions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s an easy way to help Ukraine without military escalation: cancel its foreign debt

 

A country battered and bruised by Russia’s invading forces needs space to breathe – not demands from hedge funds

 

Mon 21 Mar 2022 08.00 GMT

Owen Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/21/help-ukraine-without-military-escalation-cancel-foreign-debt-russia

 

 

 

Edited March 21, 2022 by umbertino

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The woman jailed for a voting mistake

 

 

Pamela Moses, a Black Lives Matter activist , was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote. Sam Levine tells the remarkable story

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/mar/21/the-woman-jailed-for-a-voting-mistake

 

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 26 of the invasion

 

Kyiv has ignored an ultimatum from Moscow to surrender Mariupol amid alarm that residents have been ‘kidnapped’ and sent to remote parts of Russia

 

Maanvi Singh, Martin Farrer and Rachel Hall

Mon 21 Mar 2022 00.58 GMT






https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/russia-ukraine-war-what-we-know-on-day-26-of-the-invasion
 

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Russia-Ukraine war: 2,389 children ‘kidnapped’ by Russian forces, US says; Kherson food running low – live

 

Latest updates: US embassy in Kyiv says children ‘illegally removed’ from Russian-controlled territories; fears for food supplies in Kherson

 

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Samantha Lock (earlier)

Tue 22 Mar 2022 16.40 GMT

 

• Ukraine begs Putin to let civilians escape ruins of Mariupol
• Why is Mariupol so important to Russian forces?
• Analysis: How many Russian soldiers have died in the war?
• The trans women turned back at Ukraine’s borders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/22/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskiy-urges-talks-with-putin-biden-flags-clear-sign-russia-considering-chemical-weapons-live

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Alexei Navalny sentenced to 9 more years in prison after fraud conviction

 

Jailed Russian opposition leader pleaded not guilty to new charges that he says were politically motivated

 

Reuters

Tue 22 Mar 2022 13.06 GMT






https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/alexei-navalny-13-years-more-jail-fraud
 

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Chechnya’s losses in Ukraine may be leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s undoing

 

Analysis: Putin’s ally needs to show enemies at home and abroad his strength, but needs his forces intact to prop up his brutal rule

 

Emma Graham-Harrison in Kyiv and Vera Mironova in Lviv

Tue 22 Mar 2022 06.00 GMT





https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/chechnyas-losses-in-ukraine-may-be-leader-ramzan-kadyrovs-undoing
 

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‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis

Maine faces a crisis from PFAS-contaminated produce, which is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods

by Tom Perkins with photographs by Tristan Spinski

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/22/i-dont-know-how-well-survive-the-farmers-facing-ruin-in-americas-forever-chemicals-crisis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progressives are resisting rightwing book banning campaigns – and are winning

 

Advocates defeated a reactionary measure in Indiana, suggesting a growing backlash against education censorship

 

Adam Gabbatt

Tue 22 Mar 2022 07.00 GMT







https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/mar/22/educators-resisting-rightwing-book-banning

 

 

 

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The horrors of Mariupol should remind us of a new danger to Sarajevo

 

Peace in the Balkans is again under threat. EU governments must confront the Serb government before it is too late

 

Tue 22 Mar 2022 12.05 GMT

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Timothy Garton Ash, Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and Claus Leggewie

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2022/mar/22/horrors-mariupol-new-danger-sarajevo-balkans-eu-serbia