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1. Russia's War on Books

Police in arrested 10 current and former employees of Russia's largest publishing house on charges of "LGBT propaganda."

Tags: arrest, Moscow, lgbt, books, censorship, dissent
2. Russia Comes for Norwegians

The independent Norwegian news site The Barents Observer has been declared "undesirable" by the Russian government.

Tags: dissent, censorship, press freedom, norway
3. Pyrates Beware!

Russian internet users are switching to legal means for streaming media — a consequence of the war in Ukraine.

Tags: censorship, law, internet
4. Roskomnadzor Casts Vanishing Spell on Fanfics

Roskomnadzor has blocked the largest Russian-language fanfiction site. 

Tags: politics, internet, literature, censorship, lgbt
5. The Power of the Zine

Artist Anna Dial uses updated samizdat methods to publish her "zines" and avoid censorship. 

Tags: censorship, art, samizdat
6. The Registration Lady Can't be Stopped

Despite fines and threats, a Kaluga activist continues to help migrants access benefits in Russia.

Tags: censorship, war in ukraine, draft, social issues, migrants, immigration
7. Lessons Unlearned from Russian Literature

A primary school literature teacher was forced to resign after using Russian classics to teach students about war. 

Tags: censorship, literature, Irkutsk, tolstoy, dostoevsky
8. 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
9. Closing Curtains for a Cancelled Show

A theater canceled a show after the playwright was convicted for "spreading fake news about the Russian army."

Tags: war in ukraine, censorship, dissent, theater, Irkutsk
10. The Party Is Over

An almost-naked party drew backlash from conservative groups, prompting an investigation and the arrest of three attendees.

Tags: censorship, Moscow, sobchak, lgbt, roskomnadzor

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