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11. Criminal Cards on the Rise

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

Tags: law, crime, passport
12. Russians Forced to Become Arsonists

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

Tags: russia file, war, dissent, law
13. Chechen Rhythm Codified

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

Tags: law, culture, music, chechnya
14. A Brick in AWOL

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

Tags: russia file, law, war, military
15. Black Market for Weapons Growing

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

Tags: russia file, statistics, law, military, war
16. A Year in the Life of Evan Gershkovich

A year after his arrest, American journalist Evan Gershkovich is no closer to trial, or freedom. 

Tags: law, dissent, espionage, journalism
17. Facing Up

"Faces of the Russian Resistance" is a traveling art project that humanizes dissent in Russia.

Tags: political repression, law, dissent
18. A Rooftop Renegade

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

Tags: tourism, law, st petersburg
19. Dostoyevsky, The New LGBT Propaganda

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

Tags: law, dostoevsky, literature, censorship, lgbt
20. Up to Seven Years for Poetry

Russian poets were sentenced to prison for anti-war poems.

Tags: anti-war, russia file, art, law, dissent

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