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“Taking down our fallen friends”. Raided and defunded, Novaya Gazeta is evicted from its longtime Moscow headquarters and dismantles its Politkovskaya museum

Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s renowned independent newspaper whose editor Dmitry Muratov recently received the joint Nobel Peace ...
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“Homos‑masturbators” strike back. Homophobes in Russia are also being punished for “LGBT extremism”

What unites a Catholic priest from Kirov, a pensioner from Kurgan, and the author of a poem about a Porsche Cayenne? They all cheered Russia’s ban on the LGBTQ+ community—and then faced prosecution ...
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77‑year‑old Crimean activist sentenced to 18 years by Russia. He was charged with “terrorism” and calls this a “death sentence”

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has handed down a sentence to 77-year-old Crimean civil activist Volodymyr Ananiev on terrorism charges. According to information obtained by ...
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Over 20,000 Russians prosecuted for refusing to fight in Ukraine. Russia sees a wave of military refusal, with Ukraine not far behind

More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, military courts across the country have registered over 20,000 criminal cases against soldiers accused of refusing to serve, ...
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Apple's “LGBT propaganda” hearings in Moscow court. Live updates

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court is hearing cases against Apple Distribution International, which faces charges of disseminating materials considered “LGBT propaganda”. This article will include live ...
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The invisible army. Russian courts recognise nearly 90,000 missing soldiers as wartime claims surge

The unveiling of a memorial to servicemen of the Guards Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District who died in Ukraine. Photo: Evgeny Yepanchintsev / TASS Russian courts have now received ...
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Search and be fined. New Russian law targets VPN usage and mere access (!) to “extremist” content

Russia’s State Duma has advanced new legislation that would introduce fines for searching prohibited material online, including when using VPNs. Until now, even amid sweeping crackdowns on internet ...
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Mapping the ruins. The reconstruction and demolition of occupied Mariupol

For the past week, social media has been discussing, quite emotionally, a YouTube video by “Mirnye”, or “Peaceful,” which showcases properties in Mariupol. We decided to take a look at the reality of ...
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15 years for a warrant. Moscow court sentences International Criminal Court leadership to prison in absentia for “illegal prosecution” of Vladimir Putin

International Criminal Court building in The Hague. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons The Moscow City Court has announced the sentencing of eight judges and the prosecutor of the ...
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When soldiers say no. Hundreds of Russian servicemen face trial in defiance of Ukraine deployment, Mediazona study reveals

Russian military courts have processed over 700 criminal cases against servicemen since the beginning of mobilisation in September 2022, with charges brought under newly toughened articles. Both ...
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The price of Bakhmut. We reveal the staggering toll of Russia’s bloodiest battle since WW2 and Wagner’s inmates recruited to fight it

Yevgeny Prigozhin and his political strategists have spared no effort or expense to create an image of Wagner PMC as an effective and ruthless organisation that accomplishes its objectives at any cost ...