The concept of a “plant-foreign agent” has appeared in Russian legislation. 

Russia has introduced rules allowing prison authorities to withhold up to 75% of the money transfers to inmates from relatives.

A tourist was fined R850,000 (almost $11,000) for sitting on a historic throne in the Hermitage.

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

Don't help your kids on Russian ski slopes; you could lose your lift ticket.

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 Russian citizen was fined R50,000 for listening to a song by Ukrainian artist Verka Serduchka. 

A prison that once held opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been closed. He referred to it as a "concentration camp."

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.

As of the new year, registered foreign agents are liable for a high income tax rate.