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You're watching news from the weekly rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is January 31st, 2:30 PM.
On January 26, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe selected 15 members of the delegation of the Platform of Russian Democratic Forces, five of whom were included under the quota for indigenous peoples. The BBC Russian Service explained on who are the members.
www.bbc.com/russian/articles/cp87ddg0jrjo
And on January 29, the first meeting of the Platform was held in Strasbourg. The Insider compiled available information on what was discussed. According to lawyer Mark Feygin, "everyone agrees that elections should still be held during the next rotation, in a year."
theins.ru/news/288938
Some participants, including surgeon Andrey Volna, stated that their primary goal in participating in the Platform is to help Ukraine.
www.facebook.com/andrey.volna/posts/pfbid01RBxaKv6LZBzSTjLK6pLmWsgGjvVnfS5MPWJFTUgg9wFk8GnZTX4CDxKXD7A59h2l
Lana Pylaeva, director of the regional media outlet "Komi Daily," also joined the Platform. She believes it is important that "indigenous peoples finally have the opportunity to speak out... about how our rights are being violated, about the over-centralization of resources, about the fact that we have our own languages and cultures." She also reminded the public of the dangers faced by representatives of LGBTQ+ and feminist organizations.
komidaily.com/2026/01/27/lana-pylaeva-rossiya-eto-ne-tolko-slavyanka-v-krasnom-sarafane/
www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-proposes-amnesty-law-prisoners-interim-president-says-2026-01-30/ On January 29, The Guardian reported that the European Union had officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization due to its brutal suppression of protests in Iran.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/eu-formally-designates-iran-irgc-revolutionary-guards-terrorist-organisation
On January 27, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was released stating that the Doomsday Clock, which warns of the possibility of a global catastrophe threatening human civilization, had been moved forward to just 85 seconds before midnight. The reasons cited included the escalation of conflicts between nuclear powers, the arms race, the introduction of AI into the military, the rise of nationalistic autocracy, and growing climate and epidemic risks, including those caused by laboratory-created pathogens.
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/2026-statement/
On January 30, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported the story of elderly Kyiv resident Yevgeniya Besfamilnaya, a Holocaust survivor nicknamed "granny Zhenya" by her neighbors. She was given the family name Besfamilnaya in an orphanage. Yevgeniya Mikhailovna did not speak Ukrainian—only Yiddish and Russian. On the night of January 13, in freezing temperatures, pipes burst in her apartment, and the building began flooding. Neighbors and a volunteer who was bringing her groceries managed to force the door open, and she was found dead. Her body was frozen solid. Kyiv was left without power by Russian missiles.
novayagazeta.eu/articles/2026/01/27/politseiskie-ne-khodili-po-kvartire-oni-ezdili-po-ldu
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