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Russian Lawmakers Expand Criteria for ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ Registry

Critics argue that the new bill gives law enforcement a potent means to broaden extrajudicial crackdowns on civil society.

Russia Adds DOXA Co-Founder Aramyan to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Armen Aramyan, who fled Russia in 2022 after being sentenced to correctional labor, responded to the news by writing, “It took a while.”

Russia Adds Chechen MMA Fighter to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Ilyas Yakubov was arrested last fall after posting an Instagram video set to an audio track featuring a notorious Chechen guerrilla leader.

Russia Adds Navalny Allies Pevchikh, Yarmysh to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Also added on Friday were Navalny’s exiled lawyers Olga Mikhailova and Alexander Fedulov, who were earlier placed on Russia’s wanted list.

Russia Adds Journalist Kriger to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Artyom Kriger was arrested last week on charges related to the “extremism” case against late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, his employer said.

Russia Adds Journalist Kevorkova to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

A Moscow court last week placed journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova in pre-trial detention until July 6 on charges of “justifying terrorism.”

Russia Adds ‘LGBT Movement’ to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

It was not immediately clear how authorities plan to enforce rules against the vaguely defined “LGBT movement.”

Chess Grandmaster Kasparov Added to Russia's ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

Garry Kasparov has been a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin for years and has condemned Moscow’s military aggression in Ukraine since 2014.

Russia Labels Ex-Lawmaker Gennady Gudkov 'Terrorist'

Gudkov, a former KGB colonel, served in Russia’s lower-house State Duma from 2001 until his ouster in 2012.

Russia Designates U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as ‘Terrorist’

Russia’s Interior Ministry had already issued an arrest warrant for Graham in May over comments he made about military aid to Ukraine.

Russia Adds Leftist Activist Udaltsov to ‘Extremists and Terrorists’ List

Sergei Udaltsov was placed in pre-trial detention last month on accusations of justifying terrorism in social media posts.

Russia Lists U.S. Journalists, Ex-Ukraine Army Spokesperson as ‘Extremists and Terrorists’

Ukraine's army suspended Ashton-Cirillo in September after she said Kyiv would “hunt down” state-funded Russian journalists.

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