A journalist is convicted for telling the truth, and emigrés offer some poignant vignettes.

Forgeries of ID documents have risen sharply over the past few years.

Dozens of Russian pensioners have ignited fires at military offices and banks due to telephone scams.

More than 100 persons have been killed by returning Russian soldiers since the beginning of Russia's War on Ukraine.

The rate of convictions for treason in Russia has more than doubled in the past two years.

Chechnya is banning music that falls above or below approved tempos. 

In March 2024, Russian military courts began handing down about 34 sentences a day for unauthorized abandonment of military service.

Russian military courts saw a surge in weapons trafficking cases in 2023, marking the highest level in a decade.

What could an anti-war Russian do in the 2024 presidential elections?

A St. Petersburg tour guide has been punished for breaking locks on rooftop excursions.

A psychic from Kotelnikovo defrauded a client out of R67 million.

An online retailer removed books by Dostoyevsky, Murakami, Wilde, Sorokin, and others under the "LGBT Propaganda" law.