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Articles with tag "Repression"
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.
4 Min read
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.
1 Min read
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.
1 Min read
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.
3 Min read
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...
2 Min read
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...
1 Min read
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.
2 Min read
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.
2 Min read
Feature
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.
3 Min read
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.
4 Min read
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."
1 Min read
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.
2 Min read
Russia Deems Transparency International ‘Undesirable' Organization
Transparency International ranked Russia on par with Mali in its most recent Corruption Perceptions Index.
2 Min read
opinion
William Courtney
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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.
3 Min read
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...
4 Min read
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