Russian graffiti artist Ffchw uses stenciled words to make his point. "No one has a right to be silent now," he says.

A St. Petersburg legislator initiated legal action against Putin for calling the war in Ukraine "war," violating his own laws.

Russians are being fined for their dreams, "likes," and "silent support."

The State Duma began reviewing a new law that would restrict the use of foreign loan words in official Russian communications.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law against LGBTQ "propaganda." Is this only a homophobic act? Or is it part of something bigger?

Opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for posting a video about Russian crimes in Bucha.

A student in Karelia was reportedly disciplined for wearing a sweatshirt with an American flag on it.

We are all daily shaken and unsettled by the fire hose of bad news from Russia and Ukraine, and we all would love “something good, loving, and light from Russia to counterbalance the darkness, the senseless brutality, and the horrors perpetrated by Russian hands in Ukraine.”

Patriarch Kirill says that Russians can fast-track their way to heaven by fighting in Ukraine.

The State Duma is considering a bill to outlaw "child-free" ideology.

Belarus's Supreme Court has ruled that a group of former law enforcement officers who support opposition politicians is a terrorist group.

Due to scheduling conflicts, Putin was not able to attend Gorbachev's funeral.