Aleksei Aleksandrov

‘How Can We Get Out Of The Country?’: What Afghans Want To Know After The Takeover Of Kabul

After the Taliban’s rapid August 15 takeover of both Kabul and national political power, Current Time’s freelance Afghanistan reporter Liza Karimi elaborated to Morning newscast anchor Aleksei Aleksandrov about responding to the challenges of this change.

:From Ukraine, Russian Opposition Politician Dmitry Gudkov Prepares For 'A Russia Without Putin'

In a June 7, 2021 interview, Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov, newly arrived in Ukraine, told Current Time's Aleksei Aleksandrov that he has no intention of ending his political campaign for change in Russia after leaving the country.

Russia's 'Black Sky' Alert: Beware Of The Awful Air In Krasnoyarsk

The city of Krasnoyarsk is considered to have some of the most polluted air, not just in Russia, but on Earth. For several weeks each year, the city announces an environmental alert they call "Black Sky."

'Minecraft Terrorism' Case Casts Russian Teens Into Legal 'Nether '

A trio of 14-year-old boys in Russia face up to 10 years in prison after being charged with "training for terrorist activities" in a case that began with accusations they were trying to blow up a virtual Federal Security Service headquarters they built in the computer game Minecraft.

'A Breath Of Fresh Air': Independent Russian TV Channel Airs Navalny Investigations

An independent TV channel in Siberia is one of the few Russian media outlets that has covered jailed opposition figure Aleksei Navalny. The Krasnoyarsk Independent Regional Channel (TVK) has reported on Navalny's anti-corruption investigations and on protests against President Vladimir Putin.

At Conservatives’ Urging, Russia Examines Morality, Legality Of Body Worlds Exhibit

Do Ice-Skating Corpses Insult 'Religious Feelings'? Russia Investigates Body Worlds

In the latest manifestation of the influence of Russia’s conservative movement, the Russian Orthodox Church has joined forces with communists and pro-Kremlin politicians to secure a government probe into the international Body Worlds exhibit, which uses genuine body parts to teach human anatomy.

Vaccine Appointments Canceled In Russia As Supplies Of Sputnik V Run Out

As Russia pursues vigorous "vaccine diplomacy," offering its Sputnik V vaccine to other countries, its own citizens can't get the much-needed shot in the arm.

Moscow’s Surveillance Cameras: A ‘New Reality’ For Russian Civil Rights

Propaganda Pals: How Russian And Belarusian TV Cover Belarus' Protests

'At Night The Screaming Began': Firsthand Account Of Torture At Minsk Detention Center

Artyom Vazhenkov, a coordinator of Russia's Open Society opposition movement, is back in Moscow after being detained in Minsk during the aftermath of the disputed presidential election. He spoke of the torture and other abuse he endured and witnessed at the detention facility where he was held.

Dodging Doping In Moscow's 1980 Summer Olympics

Russian Medical Students Fill Gaps In COVID-19 Battle

Russian students say they're being threatened with expulsion from medical school if they refuse to work in hospitals as the country's health system struggles to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The move to recruit students comes as questions are being asked about how many medical workers have died and amid allegations that there is a lack of personal protective equipment.

How Moscow's Coronavirus Tracking System Works

As Russian President Vladimir Putin extended Russia’s COVID-19 lockdown until the end of the month, Moscow city officials on April 2 began to release a tracking app, Social Monitoring, that will allow them to determine whether coronavirus patients remain in self-isolation. Opposition and civil rights activists have denounced the technology for violating privacy rights. To date, Russia has reported 3,548 coronavirus cases and 30 deaths, the highest numbers in its region.

Cypriot Ferries For Crimea’s 'Little Green Men'

Current Time’s investigation of European Union companies’ links with Crimea has found that a Cyprus-based company, AnRussTrans, played a role in transporting the “little green men” and military equipment that enabled Russia to take control of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014. To date, none of the companies that make up the AnRussTrans group appear to be included in EU, U.S., or Ukrainian sanctions lists.

Imported Medicine For Russia's Epileptics Still A Banned Narcotic

Parents Of Russia's Epileptics Still Risk Prosecution For Frisium Purchase

This June, police detained Yelena Bogolyubova for seven hours after she picked up a package of medicine for her terminally ill 10-year-old son. Russia had banned the medication, the anti-epileptic drug Frisium, as a narcotic. Amidst an uproar, the government promised changes, but the problem still remains: Russian epileptics cannot always get the medicine they need.

Vox Pop: What Changes Do Russians Want?

Vox Pop: What Changes Do Russians Want?

The number of people desiring “decisive changes” in Russia has inched up to stand at 59 percent of the population, according to a recent nationwide survey of 1,600 Russians by the Moscow Carnegie Center, a non-profit think-tank, and the Levada-Center, an independent pollster. Economic security, rather than political reform, appears to be these respondents’ primary concern.

Russia's 'Sovereign Internet': For Cyber-Security Or Another Cyber-Crackdown?