A Russian political prisoner dies in a pre-trial detention center.

The remarkable prisoner swap this past week is only the tip of the iceberg.

Russians have paid millions in fines for "discrediting the army."

A Latvian pro-Kremlin activist and his five-year-old illegally crossed the border with Russia on a small recreational watercraft.

What drives human rights defenders inside Russia today?

Roskomnadzor has blocked the largest Russian-language fanfiction site. 

The theater director and playwright have been in pre-trial detention for over a year on charges of "justifying terrorism." Now they've been sentenced.

Over the past few years, Petersburgers have been noticing small pieces of fabric with skillfully made embroidery on the streets of the city.

A popular online poet was revealed to be a political hoax. 

Roskomnadzor ordered the App Store to ban four VPN services. So how will Russians evade internet restrictions?

A man painted "No to War" on his car and his roof in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, but was investigated for "terrorism."

Posts by Russian emigres are used in state media to show the downsides of life outside of Russia.