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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Exiled Feminist Poet Daria Serenko

Serenko, who fled to Georgia after Russia invaded Ukraine, is a feminist thinker and the author of two books of feminist and anti-war prose.

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Russian Police Detain 9-Year-Old Girl Over ‘Terrorist’ Text Messages

The girl allegedly asked an unidentified contact via text message: “Can you kill people for 500,000 rubles?”

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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Estonian PM

Kallas appeared on Russia’s wanted list after she spoke in favor of dismantling a Soviet-era monument in the Estonian city of Narva.

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-Gazprombank VP Who Joined Ukrainian Army

Igor Volobuyev, who was born in northeastern Ukraine, fled Russia after it launched its invasion in February 2022.

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Exiled Journalist Serafimov

The Interior Ministry's online database of wanted persons lists Serafimov but does not specify which criminal charges he faces in Russia.

Russia Seeks Arrests of 2 Animators, Ex-Lawmaker Gudkov

Ex-lawmaker Dmitry Gudkov, as well as cartoonists Oleg Kuvayev and Pavel Muntyan, have all been critical of the war in Ukraine.

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Exiled Newspaper Editor

Pskovskaya Guberniya chief editor Denis Kamalyagin told MT that "he had been ready" for the arrest warrant, saying it was "only a matter of time."

chelyabinsk region

In First, Russia Strips Citizenship From 2 Men Over Draft Dodging

The unidentified young men were required to report to a military enlistment office within 14 days after obtaining their Russian passports.

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In First, Russia Strips Naturalized Citizens of Passports

The amendments to Russia's citizenship laws came into effect in October and list more than 60 crimes as grounds for losing citizenship.

outspoken critic

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for U.S.-Russian Journalist Masha Gessen

In August, Gessen was charged with “war fakes” over comments about the massacre of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha.

mandatory pledge

Russian Interior Ministry Proposes Foreigners Sign 'Agreement of Loyalty'

The draft law proposes banning foreigners from "discrediting" Russian policy and “denying traditional family values.”

Deputy Police Chief in Russia's Dagestan Arrested After Anti-Israeli Riots

Dagestan’s Deputy Interior Minister Rufat Ismailov is accused of bribery, according to an anonymous law enforcement official in the region.

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian Man Who Fought for Nazis

In September, Yaroslav Hunka was celebrated in Canada's parliament as a veteran who had “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians.”

charges unknown

Russia Places Ukraine’s Ex-Presidential Aide Arestovych on Wanted List

Russia’s Interior Ministry database lists Arestovych’s personal information, but it does not disclose any of the criminal allegations against him...

'critical' shortage

Russian Police Force Lost 5K Personnel in July, Interior Minister Says

“The personnel shortage is very large. I would even call it critical,” Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said.

Russia Places Second ICC Judge on Wanted List

The Russian Interior Ministry search database lists Judge Tomoko Akane’s personal information but does not specify which crime she is accused of.

Sting operation

Russia Says Foiled Attempted Smuggling of Radioactive Material

The FSB said five unnamed individuals were caught illegally purchasing Cesium-137 for $3.5 million “in the interests of a foreign customer.”

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