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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 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 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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by Denis Grigorian
June 30, 2026

Georgy Minasyan, branded a “terrorist” by Russia for merely suggesting that Ukraine had the right to retaliate, has passed away.

Another tragedy has come out of Russia. It has become known that Georgy Minasyan, a man […]
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by Denis Grigorian
June 27, 2026

When the Political System Becomes Faith and Truth: Deputy Maxim Kruglov Sentenced to Seven Years for So-Called “Fake News”

Another Epilogue to Common Sense? Seven Years for a Deputy for Words About Something That Has […]
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by Denis Grigorian
June 9, 2026

Who Is the Terrorist? The human rights project OVD-Info, which provided free legal assistance to detainees, has been added to the register of terrorist and extremist organizations.

The immediate reason for this article was another step taken by the Russian authorities: Rosfinmonitoring added […]
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by Denis Grigorian
June 3, 2026

To Live or to Die? This Is the Question the Russian Authorities Ask Those Who Are Accustomed to Telling the Truth. The Destruction of the Mariupol Drama Theatre and the Fate of Maria Ponomarenko

This story is rooted in one of the bloodiest episodes of the war associated with the […]
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by Denis Grigorian
June 1, 2026

What should one do when everything is turned upside down? 23-year-old student Rafael Mamedov was sentenced to 15 years in prison for dreaming of a future free from the dictates of power.

This is what happens when real terrorists are in power. People linked to the creation of […]
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