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RUSSIA: COVID-19 becomes area of friction with West
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252668
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) excluded Russia from international sporting events for four years in December on the grounds that officials manipulated anti-doping data before…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250444
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RUSSIA: Law change eases selective media persecution
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES249202
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Zelensky won in 20 out of 25 regions including the capital Kyiv, Poroshenko in just two, third-placed Yulia Tymoshenko in one and Yury Boyko in two (with smaller populations).
Ukraine's presidential election.
The two obvious candidates, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, and his main challenger Yulia Tymoshenko, have been joined by television comic Volodymyr Zelensky, a disruptor candidate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241822
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Claims of irregularities tarnished the second-round election won on November 28 by Salome Zurabishvili, backed by the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia (GDDG) party. Ahead…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240300
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State telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor's attempt to block Telegram on behalf of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has largely failed, while the collateral damage done by shutting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233693
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The US indictment accuses the St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, its backers and staff of interfering in the election by running false social media accounts. This…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229878
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RUSSIA/UNITED STATES: Response will hurt media freedom