#Political dissent

Articles (11)

• 🇺🇸 Rayner leads Labour revolt on immigration plans in new test for Starmer — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Dozens of backbenchers have endorsed the former deputy PM’s criticism of the government’s ‘un-British’ plans

  Related: #Immigration policy
• 🇺🇸 A Kremlin loyalist suddenly turned against Putin. A day later, he was in a psychiatric hospital. — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  A loyal pro-Kremlin blogger who unexpectedly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a war criminal and thief” has been admitted to a psychiatric facility.

  Related: #Human rights
• 🇬🇧 Labour MPs threaten vote to show opposition to Mahmood's migration plans — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Opponents are considering using parliamentary procedure to force a vote to highlight their concerns.

  Related: #Migration policy
• 🇬🇧 ‘Put him on trial’: pro-Kremlin loyalist turns on Putin in rare outburst — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Ilya Remeslo sends Telegram post titled ‘Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin’ to his 90,000 followers</p><p>For years, Ilya Remeslo was a reliable pro-Kremlin operator, going after...

  Related: #Internal conflict
• 🇺🇸 A growing number of House Democratic candidates won't back Hakeem Jeffries' leadership — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  More and more Democratic candidates heading into the November midterms won't commit to backing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as House minority leader.

  Related: #Leadership challenges
• 🇺🇸 "Mr. Nobody Against Putin": How one Russian teacher confronted Kremlin propaganda — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  When the Kremlin's propaganda machine framed the invasion of Ukraine as a heroic calling, drilling the message into schoolchildren, one brave teacher turned his camera onto that indoctrination. The re...

  Related: #Propaganda resistance
• 🇬🇧 'Kill the regime but not people': BBC speaks to Iranians crossing into Turkey — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime.

  Related: #Migration, #Iran-Turkey relations
• 🇬🇧 Starmer is facing a cocktail of dissent that is growing ever more potent — 05/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>After the Greens’ win in Gorton, the prime minister needed to come out swinging. Instead, he sent a letter</p><p>But for the Iran crisis, Labour’s first major policy announcement since the party’s ...

  Related: #Leadership challenge
• 🇺🇸 Iranians Take to Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.

  Related: #Public celebration, #Social reaction
• 🇺🇸 Hong Kong Court Overturns Jimmy Lai’s Fraud Conviction, in Rare Win — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  Mr. Lai was sentenced on Feb. 9. Weeks later, a court quashed a separate fraud conviction against him, a ruling that did not shorten his imprisonment.

  Related: #Legal proceedings, #Press freedom
• 🇬🇧 Tunisian MP jailed for eight months over posts mocking president — 20/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president's handling of the recent floods in the country.

  Related: #Freedom of speech, #Human rights