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by Denis Grigorian
September 18, 2026

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to 22 years for a scorched window frame and conversations with fellow inmates. Nearly 100 years of fear and terror — and why Lubyanka should become a memorial.

Troubling Signs Troubling reports are reaching us about a new escalation against political activists and, more […]
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by Denis Grigorian
September 11, 2026

Old story or new — you decide: Daniil Klyuka was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison after being denounced over caricatures drawn in pencil in a newspaper.

It reads like a note from the distant 1930s. A rural art teacher used to draw […]
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by Denis Grigorian
September 7, 2026

Who is a friend, who is an enemy — and who are you? 23-year-old Timofey Panchenko was sentenced to 20 years in prison, while neo-Nazi and executioner Dmitry Utkin was made a Hero of Russia

Whom modern Russia labels criminals — and whom it labels heroes Another horrific sentence has been […]
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by Denis Grigorian
August 31, 2026

Now You Don’t Need to Break Russian Law — It’s Enough Just to Come Into Contact With What the State Has Banned: Lev Shlosberg Was Sentenced to 11 Years

Lev Shlosberg: When the Law Becomes Just Another Instrument An interesting picture is emerging around the […]
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by Denis Grigorian
August 21, 2026

No more political theater: the naked truth is better than a sweet lie. In Russia, the last establishment party still pretending to offer a liberal alternative — Yabloko — has been removed from the election.

The Masks Are Off. The Kremlin No Longer Even Wants to Pretend It Is Playing Democracy […]
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by Denis Grigorian
August 19, 2026

“If a Friend Suddenly Turns Out…” — Not a Friend, but a Real Enemy: Sergey Lange Sentenced to 15 Years for Following the FSB’s Instructions and Continuing the “Surveillance”

The case of Sergey Lange is not entirely representative of persecution specifically for words or beliefs, […]
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by Denis Grigorian
August 15, 2026

Hunting down dissenters in Russia: Polina Yevtushenko was sentenced to 14 years for a conversation on a date with a provocateur. Her daughter spent her sixth birthday without her mother.

Very disturbing news is coming out of Russia. And although in this case it did not […]
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by Denis Grigorian
August 3, 2026

Exchange of technologies for suppressing free thought: in Russia, Denis Popov was sentenced to 25 years for donations to a political video blogger

Twenty-five years for a subscription, donations and a treason charge: Russia is approaching the threshold of […]
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by Denis Grigorian
August 1, 2026

“Tell Me Who Your Friend Is, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”: Russia Recognizes the Taliban as a Partner, but Designates SK SOS, a Human Rights Group Saving Women and LGBTQ+ People from Violence, an “Extremist Organization”

The ranks of Russia’s so-called “enemies” have grown once again. And who has been awarded this […]
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