Category: 1. Russia

Russian officials are complaining about the country’s mobile Internet shutdowns and blocked messaging apps. The outages don’t just disrupt their day-to-day work — they’re cutting off the channels regional administrations rely…

Since the start of Moscow’s full-scale war in Ukraine, Russian courts have convicted more than 1,000 people on charges of treason and espionage, according to a new study by analyst Kirill Parubets conducted for the human rights group…

First Abortion Coercion Case in Russia Ends With Fine

Russia has issued its first administrative fine under legislation prohibiting coercion to abortion. A resident of the city of Saransk was fined 5,000 rubles after…

Russia on Monday expressed “full support” for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by U.S. forces deployed in the Caribbean, the two governments said.

In a phone call, the foreign…

Russian Model Speaks After Brutal Beating That Left Her in Coma

Russian model Angelika Tartanova has given her first brief comments to journalists following a brutal assault in which she accused her boyfriend, Dmitry Kuzmin, of…

Russia has delivered a shipment of weapons to Madagascar’s military rulers who seized power in an October coup, the speaker of the country’s National Assembly said Monday.

Sitini Randrianasoloniako, who led the opposition before…