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Moscow Court Arrests Clubgoers Following Anti-LGBTQ+ Police Raids

The arrests follow the Anti-LGBTQ+ raids in Moscow this weekend.

Russia Launches 30K Cases Over Social Media Use Since 2010 – Novaya Gazeta Europe

Novaya Gazeta Europe said the most common social media activities targeted by criminal prosecution were posts, comments, videos and images.

49 Russians Targeted in Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry – Memorial

The practice was so widespread during the Soviet period that one-fourth of dissidents accused of political crimes were declared “mentally ill.”

opinion Olga Romanova

We Are Seeing the Emergence of a New Way the Kremlin Pursues Its Enemies

The Kremlin has started canceling the important documents of activists, rendering them unable to take part in Russian society.

Has Modern Russia Become as Repressive as Stalinism?

About 116,000 people have suffered direct political repression in Russia over the past six years — the highest number since under Stalin's rule.

Political Persecution Under Putin Highest Since Stalin Era – Proekt

Between 2018 and 2023, Russian courts fined 105,000 people for making public statements or attending protests.

Russians Remember Stalin’s Victims Amid Crackdown on Dissent

Russians commemorated the victims of Stalinist terror on Sunday by taking part in the Returning the Names event.

Mass Survellience in Russia Expands Rapidly Since Ukraine Invasion – MT Russian

While formally designed to fight crime, Russia’s facial recognition system has been more effective in identifying anti-war activists and draft dodgers...

Ukrainian Clergy Members Face Persecution in Russian-Occupied Regions – Reports

At least 43 clergy members have faced persecution in the Kyiv, Donetsk and Kherson regions, among which eight were taken prisoner, and five were killed...

Former Members of Youth Activist Group Arrested Across Russia

The democratic youth movement Vesna said Russian authorities were "seeking revenge" against them because of their opposition to the war.

Russian Man Fined for Zelensky Dream Faces New Fine for 'Discrediting' Army

Ivan Losev was fined 120,000 rubles ($1,499) over an Instagram post authorities said "discredited" the Russian military.

Russian Confectioner Fined for Anti-War Cakes Vows to Keep Baking

If convicted a second time under draconian wartime censorship laws, Anastasia Chernysheva could be sent to prison for up to seven years.

opinion Leonid Gozman

The Tragedy of Designating Russia's Free University 'Undesirable'

How a unique experiment in free education drew the ire of the Russian government.

Moscow Court Jails Man for 7 Years for Condemning Russian Atrocities in Ukraine

Rail worker Mikhail Simonov wrote on social network VKontakte that Russian pilots were "bombing children."

Court Extends Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza's Pretrial Detention

A Moscow court has extended the pretrial detention period of prominent opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza until Aug. 27.

Russia Deems Transparency International ‘Undesirable' Organization

Transparency International ranked Russia on par with Mali in its most recent Corruption Perceptions Index.

opinion William Courtney and Philip Wasielewski

Russia Must End State Terror Before it Can Hope to Gain Freedom

Russia is now more domestically repressive than at any other time in its recent history.

opinion Frans Timmermans

Totalitarianism Has Returned to Europe. It Must Be Defeated.

The West must stay the course in Ukraine to prevent totalitarianism from taking hold in Europe, writes European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans...

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