A pro-war patriotic blogger suddenly spoke out against Putin and ended up in a psychiatric hospital.

In St. Petersburg, a man killed his friend thinking she was an English Spy.

Three activists blocked the doors of Roskomnadzor to protest internet surveillance and were arrested.

Many Russians have turned Maslenitsa celebrations into political statements.

A lawyer who represented dissidents and Ukrainian servicemen was convicted in absentia over comments about the Bucha massacre.

Russian authorities plan to crack down on dual citizens, adding penalties for those who fail to disclose a second passport.

A Moscow man was fined for "LGBT propaganda" after posting pictures from Queen's 1984 music video, "I Want to Break Free."

The memorial on the building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered is constantly being destroyed and replaced.

A prestigious Russian university is offering military contracts to fight in Ukraine to students at risk of expulsion.

A court fined a bookstore chain for novels that contained "sexual anarchism."

Kazakhstan has been arresting citizens who are fighting for Russia in its War on Ukraine.

Two retirees from occupied Zaporizhzhia were convicted of treason by Russian courts for making donations to the Ukrainian Army.