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Moscow Recommends Coronavirus Self-Isolation for Pregnant Women

The latest recommendations come as Moscow confirmed 1,560 new Covid-19 cases for the first time in three months.

Moscow Police Disrupt Vulva Documentary Screening in Support of LGBT Activist

Around 20 officers reportedly arrived at the screening on an anonymous tip-off of “homosexual propaganda.”

A Wave of Sexual Harassment Claims Is Rocking Russia’s Independent Media

Novaya Gazeta has blazed a trail by instituting a sexual harassment policy after taking internal accusations of misconduct seriously.

Russian Priest Compares IVF to Nazi Experiments

Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov, once named "Sexist of the Year" by feminists, called IVF a “dangerous and sinful game.”

'Female Solidarity'

In Belarus, 3 Women Unite to Fight Strongman Lukashenko

Belarus' president, who is running for re-election Aug. 9, has insisted the country is not ready for a woman president.

Russia Violates Women’s Rights During Childbirth Amid Coronavirus – Report

Experts criticized the “alarming pattern of women's health and rights being deprioritized during the crisis.”

Russian Opposition Media Editor Quits Amid Wave of Harassment Claims

The claims are the latest in a string of harassment scandals at some of Russia's main liberal media outlets.

backtracked position

Russian Prosecutors Uphold Khachaturyan Sisters’ Murder Charges

Prosecutors previously ordered to drop the murder charges against the sisters, who killed their abusive father.

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

Russian Women Rally Behind Feminist ‘Political Prisoner’

Yulia Tsvetkova’s pornography case for body-positive drawings is sparking resistance across the country and beyond.

'prisoner of conscience'

LGBT Activist Charged With Pornography for Body-Positive Vagina Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years in jail for the images on her social media page dedicated to body positivity.

Kadyrov Donates Millions to Help Chechen Grooms ‘Buy’ 200 Brides

Each groom would each receive $635 to get married according to traditional Islamic practices.

calling for action

Russian Activists Urge Probe Over Young Girl's Genital Cutting

Activists say that the practice is rife in the conservative majority-Muslim Northern Caucasus.

EROTIC ISOLATION

‘Kinky Russia’ Throws Zoom Orgies to Overcome Coronavirus Quarantine

Russia’s sex party organizers are using video calling for more than work meetings.

new accusations

Sexual Harassment Claims Plague Liberal Radio Station Chief: BBC Russia

A new BBC Russia profile contains two allegations against the Ekho Moskvy editor-in-chief.

domestic conflict

Don’t Nag Your Husbands During Coronavirus Lockdown, Church Official Tells Russian Women

“Promise this to God: if I criticize [my husband], then ... I won’t eat chocolate or surf the internet all day.”

abortion access

Moscow Halts Abortions During Coronavirus Outbreak: Activists

The restrictions put more than 100,000 pregnant women at risk of unwanted pregnancies or botched abortions, activists warn.

Russia Seeks Protections for Domestic Abuse Victims During Coronavirus Lockdown

“Hiding your head in the sand means harming people,” the proposal's co-author said.

opinion Zalina Marshenkulova

Russia Celebrates Misogyny, Not Equality on Women's Day

In Russia, a woman is necessary only to serve or to decorate something — or to receive threats if she ventures beyond these boundaries.

Women’s Day: 5 Russian Women You Haven’t Heard of But Should Have

In honor of the holiday, we bring you five lesser-known Russian women whose legacies continue to inspire.

Russian Women Are Ready to Reclaim Once-Forbidden Jobs

Women are training for professions that have been closed to them for decades.

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