Human rights in Russia

I was pawn in chess game, says teen swapped for Putin hitman

The 19-year-old describes his arrest, surviving Russian jail and being part of the recent prisoner swap.

Trans people from Russia say years of pressure coupled with new laws are making them leave the country.

Since the invasion of Ukraine, the measures used to clamp down on Kremlin critics have swelled.

A Moscow court issues an arrest warrant in absentia for the widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The reported raids come a day after the country's Supreme Court outlawed the "LGBT movement".

Russia's Supreme Court declares the "international LGBT public movement" an extremist organisation.

Dmitry Muratov's Novaya Gazeta daily lost its licence in Russia and now he is labelled a "foreign agent".

Kremlin critics like Oleg Orlov are facing jail terms for criticising Russia's war in Ukraine.

Russian musicians and artists face a choice: support Putin and the war, or lose the spotlight.

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