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  Elusive torture. Only 58 law enforcement agents convicted in 18 months under a new article of the of the Russian Criminal Code

  Article 23 November 2023, 0:09
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  From courtroom to jail. Navalny’s lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser, and Igor Sergunin are now behind bars

  Article 14 October 2023, 0:34
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  Labelled as a terrorist. Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, independent journalist from Dagestan, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his articles

  Article 2 October 2023, 16:17
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  Nine lives of an anarchist. The story of Dmitry Petrov, an activist from Russia who fought for Ukraine and died in the battle of Bakhmut

  Article 7 July 2023, 10:07
• Conscience and courage. This year’s Boris Nemtsov Award honours five Russian political prisoners who have spoken out against war

  Article 12 June 2023, 13:13
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  “We are simply being crossed out.” As Pride Month begins, changing the gender marker in legal documents and medical transition are being banned in Russia

  Article 1 June 2023, 18:04
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  The Wagner map. 17,000 inmates unaccounted for in 35 Russian regions amid recruitment for war in Ukraine

  Article 25 April 2023, 21:50
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  When soldiers say no. Hundreds of Russian servicemen face trial in defiance of Ukraine deployment, Mediazona study reveals

  Article 11 April 2023, 8:41
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  “Brought a statuette that blew up.” What we know about the death of pro‑war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and arrest of suspect Daria Trepova

  Article 3 April 2023, 21:13
• “Stole the country’s future.” War, Putin, and 157 expletives in Russian ex‑senator Akhmedov’s candid conversation with music producer Prigozhin

  Article 29 March 2023, 10:39
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  “I hope my testimony will help get revenge.” The story of a former Wagner mercenary who spoke out about the murders of objectors and prisoners

  Article 22 January 2023, 0:43
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  It’s gotten worse. Russian 2022 in numbers

  Article 31 December 2022, 16:59
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  “Foreign agents” everywhere. New rules for labelling persons and organisations enacted in Russia

  Article 2 December 2022, 10:47
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  “I used to condemn desertion but now it’s the only way to stay alive.” A Marine fighting in Pavlivka describes the morale of Russian troops and the command’s indifference

  Article 23 November 2022, 21:25
• “They’ll send us back for slaughter.” A camp for Russian conscientious objectors is back up and running in eastern Ukraine

  Article 16 November 2022, 21:48
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  Paint it black. How (self‑)censorship, war, and sanctions affected book publishing in Russia

  Article 7 November 2022, 20:16
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  “I refuse to fulfill everything listed in the oath”. A mobilised St. Petersburg resident refuses to take up arms, from within his military unit

  Article 17 October 2022, 20:40
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  “We are most interested in murderers and bandits. You’ll like it in our squad.” Evgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group seems to be personally enlisting inmates to fight in Ukraine

  Article 10 August 2022, 15:39