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«Thrown down on the floor and hit in the head». What’s it like to monitor elections in Russia

«Thrown down on the floor and hit in the head». What’s it like to monitor elections in Russia

Testimony of the member of the «Golos» («Voice») movement on how he became a witness in the criminal case
«The Divine Comedy» and an FSB interrogation: a man fined for not denouncing an online bookseller

«The Divine Comedy» and an FSB interrogation: a man fined for not denouncing an online bookseller

Testimony of a resident of Tambov who was convicted under a criminal article for failure to report a crime.
«My heart bleeds every day». The aftermath of the Moskalevs’ drama that captured the world

«My heart bleeds every day». The aftermath of the Moskalevs’ drama that captured the world

How Masha Moskaleva, her father, her mother, and the activist, who was helping the family and now is ensnared by Russia’s law on foreign agents, have been living.
Searching for «Ukrainian traces»: an artist’s mother intimidated by cops

Searching for «Ukrainian traces»: an artist’s mother intimidated by cops

Here is artist Andrey Semkin’s story about the undue police pressure on his mother. He left the country not long before the opening of his anti-war exhibition.
«You can kill us, you can run us over». One village with protest history against corruption and pollution

«You can kill us, you can run us over». One village with protest history against corruption and pollution

How a Kuban village fights against a landfill surrounded by rice fields
«They hit me on the head and dragged me into the car»: elderly man detained for anti-war posts

«They hit me on the head and dragged me into the car»: elderly man detained for anti-war posts

The monologue of an elderly man from the Kemerovo region about his third fine for anti-Kremlin social media posts
Baryshnikov’s Last Court Address

Baryshnikov’s Last Court Address

Final court speech of Igor Baryshnikov, a 64-year-old activist from Sovetsk, sentenced to seven and a half years in prison because of his anti-war Facebook posts.
Sick anti-war activist is being jailed for 7.5 years. His paralysed mother is 96 years old. The sentence may kill them both

Sick anti-war activist is being jailed for 7.5 years. His paralysed mother is 96 years old. The sentence may kill them both

The elderly activist from Kaliningrad region, who is taking care of his paralysed mother, was jailed for posts about conscripts in the war and the men killed on the Moskva battleship.
The Russian Constitutional Court has rejected our challenge. Here is what is wrong with this

The Russian Constitutional Court has rejected our challenge. Here is what is wrong with this

The Kremlin spent many resources trying to crush the Russian anti-war movement. We explain the workings of one of their key tools — the discreditation articles.
«I am sure this monstrous lawlessness won’t last long.» The story of a migrant rights defender sentenced to 14 years in prison

«I am sure this monstrous lawlessness won’t last long.» The story of a migrant rights defender sentenced to 14 years in prison

Human rights defender sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for assisting migrants from Central Asia.