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May 31, 2024
Russian Court Again Extends Detention Of RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

A court in Kazan, Russia, has extended the pretrial detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until August 5 and rejected a request to move her to house arrest. At the May 31 hearing, she spoke about receiving inadequate medical care and being denied the chance to speak to her children.

May 28, 2024
Tatar Activist Gets Suspended Sentence Over Anti-War Stance

The Supreme Court in Russia's Tatarstan region on May 28 handed a suspended two-year prison sentence to antiwar activist Zulfia Sitdikova, who was convicted of rehabilitating Nazism and discrediting Russia's military.
May 24, 2024
Activists Promoting Tatar Language, Culture Detained In Tatarstan

Activists in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan said on May 24 that police had detained Rafik Karimullin, the leader of the Azatliq (Liberty) youth organization, and the former leader of the banned All-Tatar Public Center (TIU), Zinnur Agliullin, after searching their homes.
May 23, 2024
Airports, Industrial Facilities Closed In Tatarstan Over Drone Attack

Authorities in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on May 23 suspended operations at several industrial facilities and airports in Kazan, the capital, and Nizhnekamsk "for security reasons" over "possible drone attacks."
May 22, 2024
Memorial Rights Group Recognizes Bashkir Activist As Political Prisoner

The Memorial human rights group on May 22 recognized Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov as a political prisoner.
May 15, 2024
Two Airports Temporarily Closed In Russia's Tatarstan After Drone Attack

Authorities in the Russian region of Tatarstan on May 15 shut down two major airports -- one in the region's capital, Kazan, and another in the city of Nizhnekamsk -- for several hours "for security reasons" following a drone attack.
May 10, 2024
Woman Fined In Russia's Tatarstan For Calls To Learn The Local Language

A court in Russia's autonomous republic of Tatarstan has fined a 63-year-old woman for violating the “territorial integrity” of Russia for appeals on social media to learn the Tatar language.
April 25, 2024
European Parliament Demands Release Of Kurmasheva, Gershkovich, Others Held In Russia

European lawmakers are expected to vote on April 26 on a resolution that calls for the "immediate and unconditional release" of all political prisoners held in Russia, including journalists Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich.
April 18, 2024
Bashkir Activist Alsynov Loses Appeal Against Four-Year Prison Term

The Supreme Court of Russia's Baskortostan region on April 18 rejected the appeal filed by Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov against a four-year prison sentence he was handed in January on a charge of inciting hatred that he and his supporters call politically motivated.
April 18, 2024
U.S. Journalist Detained In Russia Defiantly Insists She Will Walk Free

Six months since being detained in Russia, U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has insisted she will walk free. Kurmasheva, who works for RFE/RL, is charged with failing to register as a foreign agent and spreading misinformation - charges are widely seen as reprisals for her journalistic work.
April 17, 2024
Memorial Human Rights Group Recognizes Imprisoned Bashkir Anti-War Activist As Political Prisoner

The Memorial human rights group has recognized activist Ramila Saitova (aka Galim) from Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, who was sentenced in December to five years in prison for her online post protesting Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as a political prisoner.
April 09, 2024
Prison Term Of Former Head Of Navalny's Bashkortostan Team Extended

The Supreme Court of Russia's Bashkortostan region on April 9 extended the prison sentence of Lilia Chanysheva, the former head of late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's team in Ufa, by two years after prosecutors said her initial 7 1/2-year sentence for extremism was too lenient.

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Saturday 1 June 2024

Russian Court Again Extends Detention Of RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

Tatar Activist Gets Suspended Sentence Over Anti-War Stance

Activists Promoting Tatar Language, Culture Detained In Tatarstan

Airports, Industrial Facilities Closed In Tatarstan Over Drone Attack

Memorial Rights Group Recognizes Bashkir Activist As Political Prisoner

Two Airports Temporarily Closed In Russia's Tatarstan After Drone Attack

Woman Fined In Russia's Tatarstan For Calls To Learn The Local Language

European Parliament Demands Release Of Kurmasheva, Gershkovich, Others Held In Russia

Bashkir Activist Alsynov Loses Appeal Against Four-Year Prison Term

U.S. Journalist Detained In Russia Defiantly Insists She Will Walk Free

Memorial Human Rights Group Recognizes Imprisoned Bashkir Anti-War Activist As Political Prisoner

Prison Term Of Former Head Of Navalny's Bashkortostan Team Extended

Editors' Picks

Russian Court Again Extends Detention Of RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

Stoltenberg: Ukraine's Right To Self-Defense Includes Strikes On Russian Territory

Ukraine Gets U.S. OK To Hit Targets Inside Russia. Now What?

The Controversial Chinese Firms That Will Build Georgia's Black Sea Megaproject

The Next Front In The Battle Over Georgia's 'Foreign Agent' Law

Listen

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Top Trending Russia

Russia Has Taken Steps To Protect Its Oil Refineries. Ukraine Is Still Hitting Them.

Putin Boasts Of Russia's Hypersonic Weapons, But A Dozen Scientists In The Field Face Treason Charges

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Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

Former Putin Bodyguard, Kremlin Aide Dyumin Elevated To Key Position

Ukraine Claims Drone Attacks On Russian Radar Station Near Kazakh Border

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