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Fines, raids, and arrests hit Yabloko, the only legal party in Russia openly against the war in Ukraine, ahead of upcoming elections.
Russia has introduced rules allowing prison authorities to withhold up to 75% of the money transfers to inmates from relatives.
Three activists blocked the doors of Roskomnadzor to protest internet surveillance and were arrested.
A Moscow museum dedicated to victims of Soviet repression will be replaced by a new institution focused on what officials call "genocide of the Soviet people" during World War II.
A prison that once held opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been closed. He referred to it as a "concentration camp."
A Moscow professor was sentenced to three years in prison for adding Ukrainian songs to his Vkontakte playlist.
Two retirees from occupied Zaporizhzhia were convicted of treason by Russian courts for making donations to the Ukrainian Army.
A group of street performers was arrested for performing songs by "foreign agents" in central St. Petersburg.
A former Navalny volunteer was arrested during a layover in Kazakhstan. She is fighting extradition to Russia.
A Russian businessman and opposition supporter was arrested on terrorism charges after being denied political asylum in the U.S.
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