“Day and night I am tormented by my own powerlessness”. Human rights activist Nina Litvinova, 80, has taken her own life over the war and the plight of political prisoners
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15 May 2026, 17:12
Russia’s wanted list. An updated and user‑friendly database
Latest update: March 2025
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13 May 2026, 10:00
352,000 deaths in four years. Mediazona and Meduza’s new estimate of Russian losses in Ukraine
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9 May 2026, 10:57
Russian losses in the war with Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated
217,800 deaths confirmed by May 9
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9 May 2026, 9:00
Russia’s sweeping LGBTQ+ visibility purge. Seven support groups outlawed this spring, one court ruling at a time, as “extremist organisations” The fourth case of a Crimean blacksmith. Oleh Prykhodko, who has opposed Russia’s annexation of Crimea for years, will be tried for “treason” Novaya Gazeta raided in Moscow. Investigative journalist Oleg Roldugin detained and taken for questioning The raid lasted 13 hours, concluding after midnight Moscow time
“Those who left the country during a period of turbulence”. How a business daily coaches returning Russians in self‑censorship and rehearsed loyalty