Now playing Next Tech News Big Tech blocks RT and Sputnik on social media One Russian official called social media platforms "foreign instigators of war" after they cracked down on state media outlets. 02/03/2022
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Now playing Next Russia Russia adds protest monitoring group and 22 individuals to blacklist OVD-Info joins the Mediazona website and the human-rights project Zona Prava on Russia's blacklist of critical media organisations. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russian party sues, claiming online voting in Moscow was rigged Members of Russia’s Communist Party allege the vote was rigged after their defeat in races in the Russian capital. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russia opens new extremism probe against Navalny and his allies Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his closest allies. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next Russia Kremlin critics join forces to challenge e-voting in Duma election The newly formed coalition plans to organise nationwide protests against the election's outcome and file lawsuits to contest the results. 23/09/2021
Now playing Next Russia Vladimir Putin self-isolates after close aides infected with COVID-19 The Kremlin has stated that Putin has tested negative for the virus but will be self-isolating for a "certain period". 14/09/2021
Now playing Next Green News Putin and Kerry discuss climate change in phone call from the Kremlin Putin told US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Kerry, that dialogue on the climate should not be politicised, according to the Kremlin this week. 14/07/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russian opposition figure leaves country for Ukraine A well-known Russian opposition politician who was held in police custody for two days last week in a criminal investigation that he has left the country for Ukraine. 06/06/2021
Now playing Next Russia Putin warns Russia's enemies will have 'teeth knocked out' Vladimir Putin was speaking at a government meeting Thursday when he made the strong comment. 21/05/2021
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Now playing Next USA US expels Russian diplomats and imposes sanctions for hacking The measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that US officials say cut to the core of American democracy and to deter future acts. 16/04/2021
Now playing Next Russia Alexei Navalny health 'deteriorating' in jail, lawyers say "The rapid deterioration of his health condition raises our extreme concerns," they said. 25/03/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russian parliament passes law that could keep Putin in office to 2036 Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a law allowing acting President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms. 24/03/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russian police detain participants at opposition forum in Moscow The detained included leading opposition figures, like Yulia Galyamina. 13/03/2021
Now playing Next Russia Boris Nemtsov: Thousands pay tribute on sixth anniversary of murder Thousands of Russians, as well as some western diplomats, have marked the sixth anniversary of the assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. 27/02/2021
Now playing Next Russia Kremlin critic Navalny loses appeal and is found guilty of defamation The opposition leader, who returned to Russia in January after being treated for Novichok poisoning in Germany, appeared before a Moscow court in two separate cases on Saturday. 20/02/2021
Now playing Next Russia 'Heavy-handed' tactics likely from Moscow at pro-Navalny rallies Protests are planned across 60 Russian cities on Saturday in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny 22/01/2021