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Criminal charges

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.

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.

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.

'forgive us, lord'

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."

extended custody

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.

'security threat'

Russia Deems Transparency International ‘Undesirable' Organization

Transparency International ranked Russia on par with Mali in its most recent Corruption Perceptions Index.

opinion William Courtney and 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.

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...

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