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Russia strips rights of citizens abroad in sweeping new 'traitor' law

The Duma approved measures that freeze accounts, seize property and block consular services including passport renewal for Russians abroad who are evading charges at home. Lawyers said the law meant "de facto loss of citizenship," with political activists and journalists among those most at risk.

Euronews · Jul 23

Vladimir Putin Lambasted: Russians Fear 'Digital Concentration Camp' After Massive Web Blackout

Russians from Moscow to the provinces are erupting in protest over Vladimir Putin's internet blackouts. They fear a slide into total digital isolation as arrests mount and even loyalists turn. The backlash exposes deepening cracks in the Kremlin's control.

International Business Times UK · Apr 2

US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025

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Russian Man Running Gay Travel Agency Found Dead In Custody

Russian man dies in custody after running gay-friendly travel agency amid LGBTQ+ crackdown in Russia.

Top News · Dec 29, 2024

Russian man arrested for running LGBTQ+ travel agency found dead

Andrei Kotov, director of the ‘Men Travel’ agency, faced charges of ‘organizing extremist activity and participating in it’

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Russian ‘hostage diplomacy’ pays off: Decoding a wartime prisoner exchange

Swap during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine significant for the West and Russia, but not Kyiv, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2024

US journalist Masha Gessen is convicted in absentia in Russia for criticizing the military

U.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Russian court of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024

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Imprisoned Kremlin critic Kara-Murza transferred to a prison hospital, his wife and lawyers say

The wife and lawyer of imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza say he has been transferred to a prison hospital, where his attorneys have been unable to visit him since Thursday

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Exit polls show Putin winning huge majority in Russian presidential election with only one possible result – as it happened

US says vote was ‘obviously not free, nor fair’ with exit poll suggesting 88% of Russians voted for the incumbent

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024

Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny

Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported.

WEKU · Feb 18, 2024

More than 400 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group

Flowers and candles laid to honour Putin critic were cleared away from monuments to victims of Soviet-era repression.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2024

Protesters Clash With Russian Police After Activist Jailed

Protesters in a small town in Russia's central Bashkortostan region clashed with riot police Wednesday after a court sentenced an activist to four years in prison.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2024

Prosecutor seeks 3 years’ probation for woman who left note on grave of Putin’s parents

A prosecutor in St. Petersburg has requested a three-year suspended sentence for a woman who left a note with an "insulting inscription" on the grave of President Vladimir Putin's parents, human rights group OVD-Info said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Two Russian soldiers sentenced to jail for refusing to fight

Two Russian soldiers from Kamchatka in the far east have been sentenced to two and a half years each in prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine, human rights group OVD-Info said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

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France 24 · Apr 23, 2023

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2023

Russian father convicted over anti-war comments held in Belarus

Aleksei Moskalyov, a Russian father convicted over anti-war comments on social media in a ruling that put his custody of his 13-year-old daughter in jeopardy, was detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, his lawyer said Thursday.

Financial Times · Mar 30, 2023

‘Total distrust’: rise of the Russian informers

Teachers, neighbours and even family members are turning to Soviet-style denunciations in wartime Russia

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Russian schoolgirl, 13, forced into orphanage after drawing anti-war picture during class

Masha Moskaleva sketched a woman defiantly shielding her child from Vladimir Putin's missiles - and the picture also featured the Ukrainian flag with 'Glory to Ukraine' written on it

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Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2023

In Russia, children opposing the Ukraine war are being targeted

A 12-year-old was punished over her anti-war artwork, the latest sign of a growing crackdown against young people.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Russian man detained over daughter’s pro-Ukraine drawings

Alexei Moskalyov charged with ‘discrediting Russian army’, while daughter taken into care

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Dozens detained by Russian police on Ukraine war anniversary - rights centre

Dozens of people were detained by police in Russia on Friday for actions to commemorate the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, in some cases just for placing flowers, a human rights group said on Friday.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Russians mark Ukraine war anniversary with flowers, arrests

Russians in Moscow and other cities brought flowers to Ukrainian poets and held one-person pickets with antiwar slogans to mark the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

The Guardian view on human rights in Russia: back the resistance

Editorial: Vladimir Putin is suffocating dissent, but a brave minority keep the flame of truth alive, and they need western support

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

Russian women pay the price in protests against Putin's war

Women in Russia make up a rising proportion of those being detained in protests against President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation for the war in Ukraine, data show, as many Russian men fear being sent to the frontlines if they demonstrate.

Al Jazeera · Sep 26, 2022

‘No to war!’: Anger over troop conscription rages in Russia

Thousands of men of fighting age have flocked to airports and Russia’s land border crossings to avoid military service.

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