Human rights in Russia19 Aug 2024I was pawn in chess game, says teen swapped for Putin hitmanThe 19-year-old describes his arrest, surviving Russian jail and being part of the recent prisoner swap.19 Aug 202427 Jul 2024Tricked into conversion therapy in Russia for being transTrans people from Russia say years of pressure coupled with new laws are making them leave the country.27 Jul 202421 Jul 2024Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissentSince the invasion of Ukraine, the measures used to clamp down on Kremlin critics have swelled.21 Jul 20249 Jul 2024Russian court orders arrest of Yulia NavalnayaA Moscow court issues an arrest warrant in absentia for the widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.9 Jul 20242 Dec 2023Police raid Moscow gay clubs, Russian media sayThe reported raids come a day after the country's Supreme Court outlawed the "LGBT movement".2 Dec 202330 Nov 2023Russian court bans 'LGBT movement'Russia's Supreme Court declares the "international LGBT public movement" an extremist organisation.30 Nov 20231 Sep 2023Russia labels Nobel winner Muratov 'foreign agent'Dmitry Muratov's Novaya Gazeta daily lost its licence in Russia and now he is labelled a "foreign agent".1 Sep 20239 Jun 2023'The level of cruelty... it's like Stalin's time'Kremlin critics like Oleg Orlov are facing jail terms for criticising Russia's war in Ukraine.9 Jun 202322 Apr 2023Want to be famous in Russia? Back Putin and his warRussian musicians and artists face a choice: support Putin and the war, or lose the spotlight.22 Apr 2023...
