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«Life feels surreal these days.» A woman fined for a cafe argument about Ukraine

A monologue of a Moscow woman on how a protocol was drawn up against her about «discrediting» the Russian army after a dispute about war in Ukraine in a coffee shop.

«An undesirable person.» This factory mechanic was fired for protesting against the war

A mechanic from Nizhny Novgorod’s Sokol plant was fired for tearing down leaflets that called for donations to the Russian military. His colleagues had denounced him.

«And only Allah will help us in this.» Convict in Russia’s crackdown on Crimean Tatars dies in pre-trial detention

Dzhemil Gafarov, an elderly Muslim and one of dozens of Crimean Tatars prosecuted for Hizb ut-Tahrir, has died in a pre-trial detention center.

The Moskalevs’ story

Masha Moskaleva, a 13-year-old girl, has been thrown into a «rehab centre», her dad — beaten and jailed.

«Z — for Russia»: Moscow authorities raid hip pubs and a cultural centre

Last Friday Moscow pubs Underdog and La Virgen were raided by the special forces under the premise to check whether they are «sponsoring the Ukrainian Army».

Wasn’t caught but will be judged: anti-war activists put on trial in absentia

Trials against Russian exiles for «spreading fake news about the armed forces» are now held in absentia.

«This is what the Nazis did, not our own Russians». 3.5 years in prison for posting on social media

The story of Andrei Biryukov, who is prosecuted for extremism and justification of terrorism over posts on social media.

First UN WGAD Opinion on Suppression of Anti-War Expression in Russia

In February 2023, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued the first opinion in the case of the suppression of anti-war expression in Russia.