"Think tanks" supposedly offer objective research as a service, but nowadays the service most of them provide is slanted research and lobbying.

Chinese human rights defender Sun Wenguang was arrested in his home while doing a video interview.

Oleg Sentsov, a political prisoner that protested Russia's military takeover of the Crimea, has been on hunger strike 82 days.

Amnesty International was forbidden to see Sentsov.

My views on the takeover of the Crimea.

US spy agencies say that Russian agents continue to try to interfere in the US elections this year.

Rich Americans engage in some of the same attacks (suppressing voting and pouring in campaign funds).

The right-wing Italian government has boosted violent attacks against immigrants.