Tag: deserters
Olympic deserters: Iraqi weightlifter Raed Ahmed
We continue our series on athletes who took advantage of the Olympics to ditch their home countries with Raed Ahmed. This Iraqi was the flag bearer for his delegation at…
Olympic deserters: Daniel Magay, the former child prodigy of Hungarian fencing
Third episode today in our series dedicated to the incredible stories of all those athletes who, throughout history, took advantage of the Olympic Games to escape their home countries. The…
Olympic Deserters: Cameroonian Boxer Christian Donfack Adjoufack
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games Second episode today of our series dedicated to the incredible stories of all those sportsmen and sportswomen who,…
Olympic Deserters: Czechoslovak Gymnast Maria Provaznikova
Back to Home / Podcasts / The deserters of the Olympic Games The 1948 London Olympics were the first to be held after World War II. In a Europe in…
In Kazakhstan, Putin’s shadow over Russian deserters – L’Express
On the western shore of Lake Balkhash, the largest in Kazakhstan, a police car from the Russian Federation, with a double-headed eagle emblazoned on the front door, speeds through the…
Ukraine: what if France granted “refugee” status to Russian deserters?
This is a first in France concerning deserters from the Russian army. France can now grant refugee status to Russian soldiers who refused to fight in Ukraine, according to this…
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu is keeping it a secret! Deserter’s son appeared in Turkey
As the war between Russia and Ukraine continued, the news that the son of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, who was born out of wedlock and kept a secret, was…
“Impossible to flee”: in Ukraine, Russian soldiers responsible for executing deserters
It is a sinister practice which the Russian army has made its specialty for decades: shooting at its own soldiers who have the misfortune of retreating, or even deserting. According…