Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown
1 year, 7 months ago

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence Thursday to a St. Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin's parents that said they had "raised a freak and a killer.” The court found Irina Tsybaneva, 60, guilty of desecrating burial places motivated by political hatred. You raised a freak and a killer.” Since Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the government has waged a crackdown on dissent unseen since the Soviet era. In another case, a Russian government agency added actor Artur Smolyaninov and a former consultant who advised the Ukrainian president's office to a list of “extremists and terrorists.” In a January interview with the Europe edition of independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Smolyaninov stated that hypothetically, he would take part in hostilities only on Ukraine's side. In other developments Thursday: -- A Russian military court sentenced Nikita Tushkanov, a history teacher from Komi, to five and a-half years in prison for comments he made about last year's explosion of the Kerch bridge linking Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula to mainland Russia.

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Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother's poisoning in Berlin proved false
6 days, 6 hours ago

Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother's poisoning in Berlin proved false

The Independent  

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The killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine
6 days, 8 hours ago

The killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine

Associated Press  

Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, has claimed responsibility for killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of the military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, in a bombing Tuesday in Moscow. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print An official with the SBU said the agency was behind the attack. Share Share Copy Link copied …

Ukrainian court jails woman who wrote pro-Moscow reports to 14 years in jail
1 week, 3 days ago

Ukrainian court jails woman who wrote pro-Moscow reports to 14 years in jail

Hindustan Times  

A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman to 14 years in jail for working with Russia's intelligence agencies to write fake reports justifying Moscow's invasion. A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman to 14 years in jail for working with Russia's intelligence agencies Kyiv has charged thousands of people with collaborating with Russia since the February 2022 invasion, …

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison
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1 month, 1 week ago

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A doctor accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison, part of an unrelenting Kremlin crackdown on dissent. A video of the outraged Akinshina complaining about Buyanova was widely publicized, and chief of Russia’s …

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine sentenced to more than 5 years in prison
1 month, 1 week ago

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

CNN  

TALLINN, Estonia Associated Press — A doctor accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison, part of an unrelenting Kremlin crackdown on dissent. A video of the outraged Akinshina complaining about Buyanova was widely publicized, …

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Associated Press  

Russian authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for a pediatrician accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of one of her patients and his mother, Russian independent news site Mediazona reported on Friday. The case against Dr. Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, is one of hundreds launched against Russians after Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. …

Putin has two secret sons with gymnast who live life of luxury isolated from world
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin has two secret sons with gymnast who live life of luxury isolated from world

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Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war

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Russia jails journalist for eight years over Ukraine war reporting
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia jails journalist for eight years over Ukraine war reporting

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Russia's top court extends detention for Navalny's lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
4 months ago

Russia's top court extends detention for Navalny's lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges

The Independent  

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Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked for a 15-year sentence in the treason trial of a Russian-American woman, who has pleaded guilty, Russian news agencies reported. She pleaded guilty in the closed trial on Wednesday, news reports said, and the Interfax news agency on Thursday quoted her lawyer Mikhail Mushalov as saying prosecutors called for 15 years in prison. …

Putin ally warns freed prisoners to take 'new names and disguises'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin ally warns freed prisoners to take 'new names and disguises'

Daily Mail  

Former Russian President and close Vladimir Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev has issued a chilling warning to political dissidents freed from jails in a huge prisoner exchange with Western countries. British journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and a host of Russian citizens were released from their prison cells yesterday in return for various Russian assets jailed …

'Loyalty to motherland': Putin welcomes prisoners freed after landmark deal with West, promises state awards
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Loyalty to motherland': Putin welcomes prisoners freed after landmark deal with West, promises state awards

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a hero's welcome to prisoners freed in a historic exchange with the West as they stepped off a plane in Moscow, promising them state awards and a conversation about their futures. Image Source : REUTERSRussia's President Vladimir Putin greets Russian national Vadim Krasikov, convicted by a German court of killing a Chechan militant. The …

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial
5 months ago

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial

NPR  

Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial toggle caption ‎‎‎‎‎/AP A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. Matthew Miller, the U.S. …

Moscow jails Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for over six years
5 months ago

Moscow jails Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for over six years

Al Jazeera  

The journalist is accused of not registering as a ‘foreign agent’ and for spreading ‘false information’ about the Russian army. A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the United States-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to six and a half years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army. The sentencing was on the same …

Russian American journalist gets 6½ years in prison after secret trial
5 months ago

Russian American journalist gets 6½ years in prison after secret trial

LA Times  

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia, on May 31. A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison after a …

Russia puts opposition leader Navalny’s widow on list of ‘extremists’
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia puts opposition leader Navalny’s widow on list of ‘extremists’

LA Times  

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the 53rd St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland this year. Russian authorities on Thursday put the widow of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a list of “terrorists and extremists,” continuing a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. On Thursday, Russia’s Federal Service for Financial Monitoring followed up by …

Russia's crackdown continues even after opposition leader's death, issues arrest warrant for Navalny’s widow
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia's crackdown continues even after opposition leader's death, issues arrest warrant for Navalny’s widow

India TV News  

Moscow: A court in Russia ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a hearing Tuesday that was conducted in absentia as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. Navalny, the fiercest political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in February in an Arctic penal colony while serving a 19-year sentence on …

Russia orders arrest of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya on suspected extremism charges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia orders arrest of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya on suspected extremism charges

ABC  

A Russian court has ordered the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be arrested in absentia, as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. Mr Navalny, the fiercest political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in February in an Arctic penal colony while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that he condemned as politically …

Russia starts US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial: What’s next for him?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia starts US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial: What’s next for him?

Al Jazeera  

The reporter was arrested in March last year on a reporting trip in Russia’s Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg. The hearing, which is being held behind closed doors, will focus on Moscow’s charges that the reporter acted as a United States agent who “collected top-secret data about the activity of an enterprise of the Russian military-industrial complex” while on a …

Treason trial of Russian American woman opens as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow
6 months ago

Treason trial of Russian American woman opens as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened on Thursday as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow, including over the arrests of two American journalists. The defendant was identified by Russian authorities as Los Angeles resident Ksenia Karelina, although U.S. media reports frequently use the surname Khavana, the name of her ex-husband. …

Russia jails French citizen detained on charges of collecting military data
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia jails French citizen detained on charges of collecting military data

The Independent  

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‘Obscene’: Trump accused of using detained US reporter in Russia as ‘campaign ploy’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Obscene’: Trump accused of using detained US reporter in Russia as ‘campaign ploy’

The Independent  

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Russian court extends the detention of a Russian-US journalist
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court extends the detention of a Russian-US journalist

The Independent  

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Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
8 months, 1 week ago

Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge

Associated Press  

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. “We don’t know what tomorrow will bring,” said his lawyer, Artur Alkhastov, who works with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law in Astana. “In Kazakhstan, politics is higher than the law... Everything can change.” In July, …

Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months

The Independent  

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Russian court extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June

Al Jazeera  

Russian American is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’ and spreading ‘false information’. A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5, her employer Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says. The Prague-based editor, 47, was arrested last year in the city of Kazan in southwest Russia for failing to register as a …

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Putin’s crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power

Associated Press  

This story is part of a larger series on the crackdown on dissent in Russia. “Russia is no longer an authoritarian state -– it is a totalitarian state,” said Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Memorial, the Russian human rights group focused on political repression. “All these repressions are aimed at suppressing any independent expression about Russia’s political system, about the actions …

International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure
9 months, 2 weeks ago

International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that judges said happened “pursuant to a state policy.” It’s only the second time the global court has publicly announced arrest warrants linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “During this time frame, …

Boyfriend of detained US ballerina in Russia appeals for her release: ‘She was so naive’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Boyfriend of detained US ballerina in Russia appeals for her release: ‘She was so naive’

The Independent  

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Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother weeks after death inside prison
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his mother weeks after death inside prison

India Today  

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison on February 16, was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, his spokeswoman said. In a video recorded before the release of the body, Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya accused "demonic" Putin of "torturing" the corpse of a political opponent. Alexei Navalny's body …

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says
9 months, 4 weeks ago

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

Associated Press  

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account. Earlier on Saturday, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying to force his mother to agree to a secret funeral after his death in an Arctic penal …

Return Navalny's body to his family, famous Russians urge the authorities
10 months ago

Return Navalny's body to his family, famous Russians urge the authorities

The Independent  

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A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying
10 months ago

A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A court in the Russian capital ruled Tuesday to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies. U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Tuesday that “we’re disappointed but not surprised by the outcome of the hearing” that upheld Gershkovich’s detention. RFE/RL President Stephen Capus said in a …

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin
10 months ago

‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says widow Yulia’s accusations that Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent are ‘unfounded and vulgar’. Let me finally see my son,” said Lyudmila Navalnaya in a video message on Tuesday, making her plea as the Kremlin denied any involvement in the death of Navalny on February 16 while serving a sentence at the “Polar Wolf” penal colony above …

Navalny’s widow, Yulia, vows to continue his fight for a ‘free Russia’
10 months ago

Navalny’s widow, Yulia, vows to continue his fight for a ‘free Russia’

Al Jazeera  

Navalnaya’s message comes as Russian authorities say an investigation into Navalny’s death has been extended and the cause remains ‘unknown’. Yulia Navalnaya has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband, Alexey Navalny, and pledged to continue the late opposition leader’s fight for a “free Russia”. On Monday, Russian authorities informed Navalny’s mother and lawyers that an investigation into …

Alexei Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned, seeks 'punishment' for Putin
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned, seeks 'punishment' for Putin

India Today  

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue where his body is believed to be held after his death last week in an Arctic penal colony. She continued: “The main thing that we can do for Alexei and ourselves is to …

Watch: President Zelensky meets Kamala Harris at Munich Security Conference
10 months ago

Watch: President Zelensky meets Kamala Harris at Munich Security Conference

The Independent  

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Alexei Navalny wife’s message to Putin after Russian opposition leader dies in prison
10 months, 1 week ago

Alexei Navalny wife’s message to Putin after Russian opposition leader dies in prison

The Independent  

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‘They are lying…’: Alexei Navalny's wife as Russian officials share news of Putin critic's death
10 months, 1 week ago

‘They are lying…’: Alexei Navalny's wife as Russian officials share news of Putin critic's death

Live Mint  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Yulia Navalnaya to offer condolences and reiterated that Russia would be responsible if Navalny's death is confirmed. Russian officials have announced the death of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a high security prison above the Arctic Circle. According to details shared by the State Department, the top official also “reiterated that …

‘They are lying…’: Navalny’s wife as Russia share news of Putin critic’s death
10 months, 1 week ago

‘They are lying…’: Navalny’s wife as Russia share news of Putin critic’s death

Live Mint  

Russian officials have announced the death of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny at a high security prison above the Arctic Circle. Vladimir Putin should be personally held for all the atrocities they have committed in our country in the last years,” Yulia Navalnaya told the Munich Security Conference. According to details shared by the State Department, the top official also …

Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday to make public the findings of Moscow’s investigation into the crash of a transport plane that he alleged Kyiv’s forces shot down despite having been informed that Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board. In his first public remarks on Wednesday’s crash, Putin repeated previous comments by Russian officials that “everything was planned” for …

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. In a separate proceeding, a Moscow court convicted a former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine who called President Vladimir Putin a coward …

The truth about Putin’s shootdown
1 year ago

The truth about Putin’s shootdown

The Economist  

Christmas Specials | Missiles and lies The truth about Putin’s shootdown Investigating MH17, the crime that presaged the war in Ukraine This article includes audio interviews, T he fields of Hrabove bloom yellow in the summertime. The path of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 Moscow Amsterdam POLAND BELARUS RUSSIA GERMANY Kyiv UKRAINE Donetsk HUNGARY ITALY ROMANIA Crimea SERBIA BULGARIA TURKEY Source: …

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes
1 year ago

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes

Firstpost  

Salikov told Dutch television program EenVandaag in an interview broadcast on Monday that he was ready to fully cooperate with the ICC and had personally witnessed “cruelties against civilians” A legal source Netherlands told Reuters on Tuesday that a former Russian soldier has applied for asylum in the country and plans to testify before the International Criminal Court regarding war …

Russian convicted of Kremlin critic’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian convicted of Kremlin critic’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Russian-American journalist denied release into house arrest
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian-American journalist denied release into house arrest

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Court orders Russian-US journalist to stay in jail another 6 weeks
1 year, 2 months ago

Court orders Russian-US journalist to stay in jail another 6 weeks

Associated Press  

A Russian court on Monday ordered a Russian-American journalist who was detained last week on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent to remain in custody until early December, her employer reported. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, appeared in a closed session in a court in the city of …

Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent

Associated Press  

A Russian-American journalist was ordered Friday to be detained for another three days on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent, Russian media reported. The state-run news website Tatar-Inform said Kurmasheva faces charges of failing to register as a “foreign agent” and was collecting information on Russian military activities. Kurmasheva was accused of reporting on the Russian military …

Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent

The Independent  

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