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Russian court jails playwright and director for 'justifying terrorism'
Yevgenia Berkovich and Svetlana Petrichuk were handed prison sentences of six years each, the latest development in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression in Russia.
Lithuanian State Security attribute Navalny ally attack to Russia
Lithuanian State Security Department has said the attack on Leonid Volkov in his car yesterday in Lithuania's capital Vilnius was 'Russian-organised'.
Euroviews. Russia’s three wars have made peace with Putin impossible
Putin's regime is an existential threat to European civilization. If Russia wins in Ukraine, it will not stop, just as Hitler did not stop when he captured the Sudetenland. Putin will go further and won’t rest until he destroys the Western world, Leonid Gozman writes.
Euroviews. Don’t ban Russians. Ban Putin's imperialism instead
The destructive and hawkish ideology of Vladimir Putin and his mafia state cronies should be persecuted just like any other aggressive and undemocratic system of beliefs, Aleksandar Đokić writes.
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Euroviews. Why aren’t there any mass protests against Putin in Russia?
The answer is obvious: maybe Putin’s machinery isn’t that good at breaking Ukraine’s defences, but it is incredibly competent at cracking the skulls of Russian opposition activists, Aleksandar Đokić writes.
Police in Russia detain human rights activists
Russian authorities on Tuesday detained human rights activists including members of the Nobel-winning Memorial organisation after raids on homes and offices
Russian authorities detain critic and ex-mayor Yevgeny Roizman
Roizman, who served as mayor of Yekaterinburg, was detained in a move seen as part of the Kremlin's efforts to silence the remaining opposition in the country.
Russian opposition figure faces 25 years in prison on treason charges
Vladimir Kara-Murza is the latest Russian opposition activist on trial for allegedly spreading 'fake news' about the Russian army.
Russian court rejects Navalny's complaints over prison conditions
A Russian court dismissed claims by Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny that he is being held illegally. The hearing occurred amid reports on the deterioration of Navalny's heath and calls from his wife and allies urging prison staff to provide essential medicines.
Russian journalist who staged anti-war TV protest escapes house arrest
Marina Ovsyannikova faces 10 years in prison for spreading "fake news" about Russia's military
EU further tightens visas for Russian citizens over 'security threat'
Member states are urged to carry out a much more thorough assessment of each short-term visa application from Russian citizens.
France investigates 'death threats' against Russian rights activist
Vladimir Osechkin's NGO revealed prisoners in Russia were being recruited to fight in Ukraine.
Bulgaria risks violating EU principles over Russia extradition request
The Russian dissident who burned his passport is appealing against a Bulgarian court's decision to extradite him, amid concern for the safety of others who fled to the EU after the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian who burned passport in war protest faces extradition back home
“The case against him is a way for the Russian state to take revenge and repress another opponent of the regime in Russia,” said his wife Olga Gyurova.
New fine for Russian journalist who held TV protest over Ukraine war
Marina Ovsyannikova was convicted of "discrediting" the Russian military on Facebook, her lawyer said.
Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know
From Ukraine hoping to see the UN-brokered grain exports deal yield results to Russia's top diplomat looking for allies in Africa, these are some of the key developments in the war from Monday.