Topic: State Duma

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny remains in jail after releasing a video alleging President Putin owns a $1 billion palace built on bribes. The video has garnered over 71 million views. Analysts suggest the Kremlin may keep Navalny imprisoned until after the September parliamentary elections. The segment also notes a resurgence of ISIS mentions in news cycles as the U.S. returns to operations in Syria.

A producer with a background in journalism and politics conducted an extensive review of Russian Federation Law N135-FZ. His research concludes that English-speaking media outlets have systematically omitted the word "children" from their coverage of the law. The analysis suggests that Russia actually grants certain rights to LGBT citizens that the United States does not, and that the global media narrative is largely false.