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1. Arrest, Camera, Action

The FSB is turning arrests in propaganda. A study of 70 politically motivated cases reveals staged footage, scripted confessions, and video designed to intimidate government critics.

Tags: dissent, political prisoners, law
2. A New Anti-War Hero

One of the leaders of the Russian charity movement has been charged in a criminal case. 

Tags: philanthropy, political repression, political prisoners, anti-war, nobel peace prize, dmitriy muratov
3. LDS Church Leader Detained For "Financing Terrorism"

A leader of a Russian LDS church was arrested for "financing terrorism" for donating to Navalny's fund years ago.

Tags: religion, elderly, money, politics, political prisoners, navalny, LDS Church
4. How to Use the U.N.

As Indigenous activists face criminal cases, Russia's U.N. representation is shifting towards state-controlled and corporate-linked figures.

Tags: political prisoners, government, international relations, russia file
5. Almost Extradited to Russia

A mathematician was almost extradited to Russia over questioning the investigation methods of the Crocus City Hall terror attack.

Tags: russian emigre, political prisoners, international relations, politics, dissent, armenia
6. 12 Years for Hating War

Anna Arkhipova has been sentenced to 12 years for hating war and saying so publicly.

Tags: political prisoners, prison
7. Targeting Russia's Antiwar Party

Fines, raids, and arrests hit Yabloko, the only legal party in Russia openly against the war in Ukraine, ahead of upcoming elections.

Tags: government, political prisoners, politics, dissent, russia file
8. Transfers Taxed behind Bars

Russia has introduced rules allowing prison authorities to withhold up to 75% of the money transfers to inmates from relatives.

Tags: law, dissent, political prisoners, russia file
9. Roskomnadzor Protestors Arrested

Three activists blocked the doors of Roskomnadzor to protest internet surveillance and were arrested.

Tags: government, political prisoners, censorship, internet, dissent, roskomnadzor
10. Past Reframed, Narrative Reset

A Moscow museum dedicated to victims of Soviet repression will be replaced by a new institution focused on what officials call "genocide of the Soviet people" during World War II.

Tags: gulag, russia file, government, history, political prisoners

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