Russian cartoonist Oleg Kuvaev was sentenced in absentia over a critical anti-war episode of his series “Masyanya.”

The first nine months of 2026 have seen a sharp increase in prosecutions for affiliation with banned organizations.

A St. Petersburg man was arrested for writing to Putin about fuel shortage on a elevator wall.

A proposal has been put forward to reform the Russian jury system that imperils its purpose.

A Czech citizen staged a short-lived solo protest at Red Square against Russia’s war on Ukraine.

An in-depth investigation into the electronic system being used for the first time in Russia to conduct elections reveals a less-than-watertight system..

The mother of a Russian student is under fire for exposing an updated school patch.

A P.E. teacher offered his university students to receive credit for three classes in exchange for voting online in the upcoming Duma elections.

A political prisoner is unexpectedly released from pre-trial detention, perhaps due to a large public protest.

One of the leaders of the Russian charity movement has been charged in a criminal case. 

An NGO aiding HIV patients was fined for not reporting its activities as a "foreign agent" after shutting its doors.

A 14-year-old child unintentionally tested the limits of playground use, resulting in two criminal charges.