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1. Roskomnadzor Casts Vanishing Spell on Fanfics

Roskomnadzor has blocked the largest Russian-language fanfiction site. 

Tags: politics, internet, literature, censorship, lgbt
2. The Power of the Zine

Artist Anna Dial uses updated samizdat methods to publish her "zines" and avoid censorship. 

Tags: censorship, art, samizdat
3. The Registration Lady Can't be Stopped

Despite fines and threats, a Kaluga activist continues to help migrants access benefits in Russia.

Tags: censorship, war in ukraine, draft, social issues, migrants, immigration
4. Lessons Unlearned from Russian Literature

A primary school literature teacher was forced to resign after using Russian classics to teach students about war. 

Tags: censorship, literature, Irkutsk, tolstoy, dostoevsky
5. Dostoyevsky, The New LGBT Propaganda

An online retailer removed books by Dostoyevsky, Murakami, Wilde, Sorokin, and others under the "LGBT Propaganda" law.

Tags: law, dostoevsky, literature, censorship, lgbt
6. Closing Curtains for a Cancelled Show

A theater canceled a show after the playwright was convicted for "spreading fake news about the Russian army."

Tags: war in ukraine, censorship, dissent, theater, Irkutsk
7. The Party Is Over

An almost-naked party drew backlash from conservative groups, prompting an investigation and the arrest of three attendees.

Tags: censorship, Moscow, sobchak, lgbt, roskomnadzor
8. "Undesirable" Books, Undesired Problems

Police drew up protocols at the European University at St. Petersburg after finding books from "undesirable organizations."

Tags: censorship, st. petersburg, european university at st.petersburg, education, undesirable
9. No More Music

So far this year, Yandex.Music has eradicated more than 4000 bits of content.

Tags: censorship, media, russia file, internet, government, dissent
10. The End of WhatsApp in Russia?

Russian lawmakers consider banning WhatsApp.

Tags: censorship, facebook, meta, whatsapp

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