February 16, 2026 at 18:00 on Navalny Memorial (Rua Visconde de Santarém 71, Lisboa) there will be a 🗿 Commemorate Alexei Navalny
🙋 146th Weekly protest
Massive casualties — Iranians ask for help. Hackers stole 2 billion dollars. Kyiv is without power or heat.
You're watching news from the weekly rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is January 17th, 2:30 PM.
On January 14, the human rights organization Iran Human Rights reported that at least 3,428 protesters have been killed and more than 10,000 arrested during 18 days of anti-government protests in Iran. Israeli and Iranian intelligence sources say the death toll may be as high as 20,000. There are also reports of protesters being shot after raising their hands, and of the wounded being killed.
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Iranians around the world are asking for help, including military support, for the pro-democracy uprising.
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On January 16, the Reuters YouTube channel broadcast a press conference in which Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said the Islamic regime in Iran had demonstrated that it is a “hostile occupying force,” and declared: “We will all fight until victory.”
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On January 14, Foreign Policy magazine reported on how Russia is helping Iran suppress protests through “instruments of repression.” This includes not only stun guns, stun grenades, Kalashnikov assault rifles, armored vehicles, and helicopters, but also internet traffic monitoring technologies. The authors also note an exchange of experience in suppressing dissent, as well as diplomatic cover.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/14/iran-russia-moscow-khamenei-putin-protests/
On January 15, the US Treasury Department noted that “the people of Iran are boldly taking to the streets demanding basic freedoms and economic security,” and announced that the US was imposing sanctions on those responsible for the Iranian regime’s brutal suppression of peaceful demonstrations — responsible for “thousands of deaths and injuries to their fellow citizens.”
home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0364
www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/01/the-democratic-peoples-republic-of-koreas-violations-and-evasions-of-un-sanctions-through-cyber-and-it-worker-activities On January 15, a joint statement from the Belarusian human rights community was released, saying they had learned that 14 more people had been detained and sentenced to prison for interacting with “extremist groups,” which includes government critics and media outlets.
spring96.org/en/news/119451 As of February 1, the European Commission, as part of its efforts to limit Russia’s energy revenues and weaken its ability to wage war against Ukraine, is lowering the price ceiling for Russian oil from $47 to $44 per barrel.
finance.ec.europa.eu/news/new-dynamic-mechanism-lower-price-cap-russian-crude-oil-4410-barrel-2026-01-15_en
On January 16, in an interview with Reuters, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that after a series of Russian military attacks on infrastructure, the city had only half the electricity capacity it needs. Much of the city was without heat, and nighttime temperatures this week dropped to -17°C.
www.reuters.com/world/europe/kyiv-has-only-half-electricity-it-needs-mayor-says-2026-01-16/
The “Energy for Life” fundraising drive for portable power stations for hospitals and schools in Ukraine continues.
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On December 29, the Association of Free Russians in Spain reported that your donations had paid for another batch of generators.
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