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Myanmar's boisterous election campaign draws to a close Friday, two days before milestone polls that could finally propel Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party to power after a decades-long struggle against the military.

• 06 ноября 2015, 14:22

The second round of Syrian talks that kicked off in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on October 2 has ended with a joint declaration.

• 05 октября 2015, 16:33

Thousands of people poured onto Moscow's streets for the first authorised opposition protest in a year-and-a-half, with Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny telling the crowds: "Change is possible."

• 21 сентября 2015, 16:12

Russian investigators questioned a top ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny after excluding his coalition from a regional election.

• 13 августа 2015, 11:20

A Russian opposition coalition co-led by leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has had nearly all its candidates barred from September regional and local elections.

• 11 августа 2015, 11:48

The second round of consultations of Syrian opposition groups will be held in Kazakhstan's Astana in mid-September.

• 09 июня 2015, 15:38

Syrian opposition groups would like to have another round of consultations in Astana.

• 02 июня 2015, 16:42

Syrian talks have kicked off in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

• 25 мая 2015, 19:20

Russia has withdrawn the opposition Progress Party led by arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny from the list of authorised parties.

• 29 апреля 2015, 12:50

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has confirmed that Syrian opposition representatives appealed asking Nursultan Nazarbayev to provide a platform for dialogue on the Syrian conflict. According to the Ministry, Kazakhstan's involvement is quite possible.

• 27 апреля 2015, 20:29

A Ukrainian lawmaker said he was detained by Russian police ahead of a Moscow march to honour opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

• 02 марта 2015, 12:49

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in central Moscow late ahead of a major opposition rally this weekend, investigators and police said.

• 28 февраля 2015, 15:05

Masked intelligence service agents arrested the mayor of Caracas, his wife and opposition figures.

• 20 февраля 2015, 13:36

Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could be facing jail after a sudden twist in his controversial fraud trail, which has angered his supporters.

• 30 декабря 2014, 13:38

Pakistan's top military commanders convened a special meeting night after clashes between police and opposition protesters.

• 01 сентября 2014, 12:39

Turkey's outgoing premier Erdogan was sworn in as president, as opponents who accuse him of authoritarianism stormed out of the ceremony.

• 29 августа 2014, 10:15

Opposition politician Imran Khan and a populist cleric led protesters marching on parliament in a high-stakes bid to depose the prime minister.

• 20 августа 2014, 11:36

Islamabad braced for political unrest as two opposition leaders vowed to defy a court order and march on the city for a major protest

• 14 августа 2014, 15:18

The Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, elected Saudi-based Syrian opposition figure Hadi el-Bahra as its new president.

• 09 июля 2014, 13:20

Russian police on Friday were searching the home of opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's biggest critic Alexei Navalny, his lawyer said.

• 20 июня 2014, 23:27