While resisting Russian forces in the invasion of Ukraine, the Azov Regiment has been declared a terrorist organization by the Russian Supreme Court. 

Three American tech leaders, Tinder, Whatsapp, and Snapchat, are being sued in a Russian court. 

Estonia has placed limitations on Russians seeking residency permits for education.

In the coming months, the State Duma will likely consider full annexation of occupied territories of Ukraine.

“We must save the world not with blood, but with friendship and love.”

– A sign by Russian activist Tatyana Mateyeva

Russian prisoners with military experience are being recruited to join the fight in Ukraine.

Over one hundred cases of sexual assault by Russian troops have been reported during the invasion of Ukraine.

Finland seeks to strengthen its eastern border with Russia, as the country nears to joining NATO.

The outcomes of political trials in Russia are mostly preordained, but activists have learned to use them as a way to speak out.

Russian lawmakers have been vigorously adding new laws in response to political and cultural developments and public protests, rather than due to pressure from the public or practical necessity.

Russians are again informing on one another. Tatyana Savinkina, a retiree in Karelia, is one victim. This is her story.

The National Anti-Corruption Committee has proposed resurrecting the Soviet-era law against “sabotage.”