and the Russian state’s desire to take control of the “more or less uncontrolled” literary sector ahead of the upcoming presidential election. “The Russia that I remember was not like this ...

President Vladimir Putin‘s rule over Russia, set to be extended in an effectively uncontested election over the next ... Despite an atmosphere of repression not seen since the Soviet era ...

Throughout the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s firm grip on power in Russia has not slipped. However, cracks in Moscow’s ...

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Illegitimate local elections in Russian-occupied Crimea concluded on ... which lacked genuine political competition after years of harsh repression of dissent that has only intensified since ...

As Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine grinds on for a third year, a United Nations report says all dissenting voices in the Russian Federation have been muzzled, civic and political rights ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, called on Thursday ...

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced well-known election watchdog Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after it ...

Georgians go to the polls on October 26, with the key question being whether voters will prefer a pro-European or pro-Russian ...