The Guardian's Russia correspondent Andrew Roth explains the Kremlin science behind Putin's stage-managed victories – and why, despite his certainty of success, holding elections is still so significant

The Guardian's Andrew Roth looks at the prominent activist's rise to prominence, his legacy and how his death robs Russia’s beleaguered opposition of one of its most dynamic leaders

The proposed Iranian bill threatens to silence women even more by classifying the failure to wear a headscarf properly as a more severe offence, punishable with jail time comparable to that of offences such as murder and drug trafficking, according to Hossein Raeesi, an Iranian human rights lawyer