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Raped for reading his own poem: life in Russia

On September 26, Russian police showed up at the home of 31-year-old Moscow poet Artem Kamardin, as we reported yesterday. After ransacking the apartment, officers...

Navalny exposes secret wealth of Russian spy boss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7pyP2vXf-A General Alexey Sedov, the current head of FSB’s Second Service, tasked with “the defence of constitutional government and countering terrorism,” is worth a billion...

Day 216: Sketch of an unfolding fiasco

6 HOURS AGO Sham referendum  Elections officials in Moscow said Tuesday that eligible voters in Russia had overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favour of the...

Corrupt Russian police beat and rape poet

Russian activist and poet Artyom Kamardin has been beaten and raped by Moscow police, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Monday. A source told the outlet that...

Crushing victory for Italy’s hard right

With all but 2% of the votes counted, the right-wing alliance to which the Brothers of Italy belong trounced its nearest rivals, a centre-left...

Lendvai tells it like it is on freedom and Orbán’s Hungary

es Vienna, September 25, 2022 Our Viennese colleague Paul Lendvai, doyen (not only) of Central European Studies, and author of 20 books, is not to...

Day 213 of Russia’s War on Ukraine

A UN-mandated investigation commission said it found evidence of war crimes including executions, rape, torture and confinement of children in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine after...

US: “Catastrophic consequences” if Russia uses nukes as unrest begins to shake the Kremlin

Third day of voting in referendums on joining Russia Regions would have Russia's 'full protection' - Lavrov Police, opponents of Russian mobilisation clash...

If Putin dies tomorrow…

As acting president, elected president, prime minister, and then president again, Vladimir Putin has now ruled Russia for almost 23 years. And it doesn’t...

Why is Putin escalating the war?

Foreign Affairs: Fiona Hill podcast Putin is taking a number of steps to up the ante in Ukraine. This week, Kremlin-backed leaders in Russian-occupied areas...

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