What if you loved your country, agreed with its policies, but it didn't quite love you back?

More than 150 Russians have been fined or arrested for using symbols associated with Alexei Navalny.

A 14-year-old Russian girl accused of terrorism spent almost a year in a pretrial detention center, where she was beaten and subjected to sexual violence.

A Belarusian comedian has been labeled an "extremist" in his home country.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs may be creating a database of LGBT persons to make future prosecutions easier.

A Russian air defense officer will serve almost three years in a penal colony for a friendly fire incident.

The power of the ROC is growing in the government, according to independent publication Verstka.

State regulator refuses to remove Navalny's name from their blacklist.

The Belarusian government has listed a handful of Telegram chats used by Belarusian emigrants living in Warsaw as "extremist materials."

An elderly Russian film star was scammed out of two million rubles.

A Russian oligarch's yacht has become a costly problem for U.S. authorities. 

A corrupt St. Petersburg official chose military service over jail time.