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Imran Khan’s Worsening Vision Raises Alarm Over Prison Conditions

                                                      Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan   Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is reportedly suffering a severe decline in his eyesight while serving his prison sentence, with doctors noting an 85% loss of vision in his right eye . His legal team says the deterioration has been gradual but significant, leaving him with only partial sight and increasing difficulty reading or recognizing objects at a distance. Khan, who has been incarcerated since 2023 on corruption-related convictions, has long argued that the charges were politically motivated. His lawyers now claim that inadequate medical attention in prison has contributed to his worsening condition, prompting renewed calls for an independent medical evaluation. The development has intensified concerns amon...
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Exiled Russian Activists Urge Canada to Rescue Anti-War Asylum Seekers from U.S. Deportation

 


A coalition of prominent Russian opposition figures in exile is appealing to Canada to grant asylum to hundreds of anti-war activists currently facing deportation from the United States.

In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Yulia Navalnaya — widow of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny — along with former political prisoners Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin, warned that returning these individuals to Russia would expose them to arrest, imprisonment, or worse.

The dissidents say many fled after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, seeking refuge in the U.S., but have since been caught in a tightening immigration crackdown under the Trump administration. Reports indicate that some deported activists, such as Leonid Melekhin, were immediately detained upon arrival in Russia on charges like “justifying terrorism”.

The letter urges Ottawa to accept “a few hundred” of the most vulnerable and to formally notify Washington of its willingness to take them in. Kara-Murza, who was granted honorary Canadian citizenship in 2023 while imprisoned in Russia, is expected to visit Canada this fall to promote the proposal.

As of late 2024, U.S. immigration authorities had more than 3,500 Russian citizens on deportation lists, with rights groups warning that many face political persecution if returned. The Canadian government has yet to issue a public response.


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