Lives ‘in danger’ after Alexei Navalny’s death, says wife of dissident Kara-Murza

The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband’s, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony last month. Kara-Murza, who had condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine and lobbied for Western sanctions against Moscow, was… Continue reading Lives ‘in danger’ after Alexei Navalny’s death, says wife of dissident Kara-Murza

School suspensions can destroy lives. Not all students are able to object.

At the hearing in January, according to Jones and his father, the school denied him access to the investigative report that the district said proved his guilt and declined to show him security video he believes would have cleared him.  The school ordered Jones to spend 45 school days in an alternative school — a… Continue reading School suspensions can destroy lives. Not all students are able to object.

The Guardian view on lives lost in the Channel: tragedies continue, to the accompaniment of Tory insults | Editorial

The tragedy of the deaths of at least six people on Saturday morning, as another overcrowded boat sank while trying to reach England’s south coast, has focused attention on the plight of Afghans fleeing their homeland. Rightly so: in the almost two years since the Taliban seized control, it has carried out reprisals against opponents,… Continue reading The Guardian view on lives lost in the Channel: tragedies continue, to the accompaniment of Tory insults | Editorial

Maui residents escaped wildfires with little more than their lives

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Charred palm trees gently swayed as Patrick Sullivan stood in the rubble Thursday of what was once his family’s home on Maui. He choked back tears while surveying the damage from a hurricane-fueled wildfire that tore through Lahaina on Tuesday afternoon, destroying a historic center and tearing apart an idyllic beachfront community.… Continue reading Maui residents escaped wildfires with little more than their lives