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Russian human rights defender Oleg Orlov turns 71 in prison
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoA prominent Russian human rights advocate who faced imprisonment for openly condemning the war in...
Putin spy chief visits pariah North Korea state to deepen ties as it 'supplies arms for Ukraine war'
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoVladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence chief visited the pariah state of North Korea to deepen ties...
A 70-year-old Russian activist was asked to sign a form saying he was willing to fight in Ukraine,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoA police officer puts handcuffs on Oleg Orlov, the 70-year-old human-rights campaigner, on February...
Putin is master of all he surveys as Russians head to polls
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoMOSCOW (Reuters) -In a Russia at war, there is only one real candidate and only one winner: Vladimir...
Some Russians are resisting the state's 'all-pervasive' crackdown on war dissidents – and paying for...
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoA man looks on next to a giant national flag of Russia in Moscow, Russia.MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters The...
Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoRussian President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure his fifth term in power this month on the...
As a fifth term for Vladimir Putin looms, Russia is stepping up its war on its own people
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoPowerful dissident voices are becoming a rarity in Russia, where opponents to President Putin and...
Putin's crackdown casts a wide net, ensnaring the LGBTQ+ community, lawyers and many others
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoIt's not just opposition politicians who are targeted in the crackdown by Russian President Vladimir...
How Putin's crackdown on dissent became the hallmark of the Russian leader’s 24 years in power
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoWhen charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in...
European leaders rule out sending troops to Ukraine after Macron suggestion – as Russia warns of war...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoLeaders across Europe have lined up to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine after French...