On a cold November morning, Irina Turbina packs bags and books for her son, 16-year-old Arseny. It might be her last chance ...

Following the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, another political prisoner is trying to keep the hope of change alive - even from behind bars. "Freedom costs dearly," the ...

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 20,000 people have been detained for anti-war views. As Moscow cracks down on political dissent, families of teenage prisoners are deeply fearful of ...

But given what happens to those who oppose the war, it's hard not to see it as a menacing reminder that dissent isn't tolerated. In Russia right now, Gen Z is all that exists. Anna Bazhutova is ...

Russia, which has waged a massive crackdown on dissent, regularly sentences people accused of spying for Ukraine in closed-door trials. Zhuravel was arrested after a video was posted online ...

Alexei Gorinov, the first person jailed under Russia's war censorship laws, receives an additional three-year sentence on charges of justifying terrorism. Despite his conviction, Gorinov condemns ...

Belarusian authorities have arrested seven journalists who worked for an independent regional news outlet, the latest move in ...

The depth and fault lines in the Sino-Russian partnership can be analysed from three angles.

Kevin Lick, a 19-year-old dual Russian-German citizen, knows the price of dissent in modern Russia all too well. Arrested at 17, a year after the war in Ukraine began, he was sentenced to serve ...