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Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to 25 years in jail on treason charges over comments critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, maintained his innocence in his final statement to a Moscow court on April 10 and said his trial recalled the show trials conducted by the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
Russian legislators have proposed amendments to the Criminal Code to toughen sentences for people convicted of terrorism and high treason.
Andrei Tkachev has become known for fiery sermons in which he says death in war is the best way to go. He's just one of many pro-war Russian Orthodox priests in a church that, according to one senior former member, has lost its way.
Aleksei Moskalyov, who was sentenced in absentia to two years in prison by Russia and deprived of his parental rights after his 13-year-old daughter drew an anti-war picture, is being held in a jail in Belarus, Russia’s Foreign Ministry reported on April 7.
The Russian ruble continued to fall relative to major Western currencies on April 7, reaching more than 90 rubles to the dollar for the first time since April 14, 2022.
The Lithuanian parliament on April 6 unanimously approved a resolution proposing an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO at the alliance's summit in July.
Prosecutors have requested a 25-year prison sentence for Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, his lawyer said, adding that the case against the Russian opposition activist on several charges including treason for comments critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is proceeding quickly.
Three police officers have been killed in a shoot-out with an armed group in the Malgobek district of Russia's North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, independent news agencies reported on April 6.
A 13-year-old Russian girl who was sent to an orphanage after her father was convicted of discrediting the Russian military has been picked up by her mother, the Kremlin children's rights commissioner said on April 5.
Amid speculation about who was behind the apparent assassination of a “military blogger” who avidly supported Russia’s war on Ukraine, analysts are certain the bombing in St. Petersburg will be used to suppress the opposition even further.
An officer with the Kremlin's bodyguard agency who defected last year over his opposition to the Ukraine invasion provided intimate details about Russian President Vladimir Putin to a London-based investigative group, describing him as "paranoid" and calling him a "war criminal."
Russia's Investigative Committee has formally charged Darya Trepova for terrorism offenses for her alleged role in the assassination of a prominent Russian war blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe.
A group of independent Russian journalists and public figures has called on the authorities to release U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained last week in Russia on espionage charges widely seen as politically motivated.
When a priest living in Russia's remote Krasnoyarsk region sought help to fix his car, he inadvertently caused a firestorm on the internet that highlighted the plight of priests in poor and remote areas.
A woman has been detained by Russian police as a suspect in the assassination of a prominent Russian war blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe, while the Kremlin has alleged that the Ukrainian special services may have been involved in the planning of the bombing, which injured 32 people.
A Moscow court has suspended the work of the Anglo-American School (AAS) for 90 days for allegedly violating Russian educational requirements.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained last week, and American Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2018.
Russia continues to pressure musicians who have spoken out against the country’s invasion of Ukraine as the Kremlin seeks to squash any signs of opposition to its unprovoked war.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on April 1 officially confirmed that it has served a notice of suspicion to Metropolitan Pavlo of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), a former abbot at the famed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, and searched his residence.
A court in Moscow has sentenced a 63-year-old man to seven years in prison for two online posts last year condemning Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
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