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'Final Nail in the Coffin': Activists Lament Moscow Helsinki Group Closure

Russian and international human rights activists on Thursday condemned the dissolution of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), Russia's oldest independent...

Moscow Helsinki group

Court Orders Closure of Russia's Oldest Human Rights Group

A court in the Russian capital ordered the closure of the Moscow Helsinki Group, one of Russia’s most prominent and respected human rights...

Leading Russian Environmental Group Closes After Being Deemed ‘Foreign Agent’

The Russian environmental group Movement 42, based in Russia’s Arctic Arkhangelsk region, announced that it was ceasing its activities on Wednesday...

Putin Names Swapped Convict Yaroshenko to Prison Oversight Spot

Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who spent more than a decade in a U.S. jail before being returned to Russia in a prisoner swap, was appointed a member...

opinion Tatyana Margolin and Gillian Kane

‘Traditional Values’ Unite Both Sides in a New Ideological Cold War

Republicans and global authoritarians around the world from different political, cultural and social contexts use alarmingly similar tactics.

CONSERVATIVE VALUES

Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements

Russia has launched a widespread crackdown on liberal and progressive movements in a bid to protect what it calls traditional family values.

opinion Vladislav Inozemtsev for VTimes

The Kremlin Need Have No Fear of Mass Economic Protests

Many people are striving to do something to improve their financial situations, but few are willing to fight to change the system.

Russian Election Activists Arrested at Conference

Anti-riot police detained United Democrats activists on terrorism charges.

‘IF HE BEATS YOU HE LOVES YOU’

Russia Faces Up to Its Dark Domestic Violence Problem

A rising chorus of outrage over high-profile domestic abuse cases signals a sea change in Russian society, but are lawmakers listening?

Free Speech Arena

Is a Sports Website Russia’s Most Vibrant Forum for Free Expression?

On Sports.ru, users discuss sports but they also spar over politics, economics, even identity.

Trying to Maintain Momentum as Election Approaches, Moscow Protests Again

Police allowed several thousand people to march peacefully through central Moscow on Saturday afternoon.

round the clock

Summer of Discontent: Meet the People Working to Help Detained Russian Protesters

With 2,900 demonstrators arrested in Moscow alone this summer, activists have been working non-stop.

Khachaturyan sisters

Russia Sees Outpouring of Support for Sisters Who Killed Abusive Father

Thousands of supporters say the sisters are being failed by a Russian legal system that turns a blind eye to domestic abuse.

street survival

A Moscow Homeless Shelter Moved to Accommodate the World Cup – One Year Later It Has Not Returned

The support provided for those forced to live on the streets is sorely missed.

Khachaturyan sisters

Protesters Support Teenage Sisters Charged With Murder for Killing Abusive Father

The Khachaturyan sisters had suffered years of physical and sexual abuse and now face up to 20 years in prison.

Yekaterinburg reprieve

Yekaterinburg Protesters Will Hold Out for Proof Church Project Is Canceled

For now, residents are celebrating a cautious victory over plans to build in their much-loved inner city haven.

‘An Inescapable Phase of Life’: Fighting Loneliness Among Russia’s Elderly

Already saddled with meager pensions, Russia’s elderly also face another hardship: solitude.

opinion Stanislav Andreichuk for Riddle

The Kremlin Is Co-Opting Russia’s Youth

Russia's youth aren't the liberal-minded reformers you might expect.

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