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Russian author Boris Akunin designated a ‘foreign agent’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoOne of Russia’s most popular novelists has been designated a foreign agent over his objections to...
A bestselling novelist was duped by pro-Putin prank callers. He now faces jail
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoA Moscow court has ordered the arrest of a bestselling novelist living in London on charges of...
Russia adds author Boris Akunin to a register of extremists and opens a criminal case against him
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoRussian authorities on Monday added popular detective novelist and dissident Grigory Chkhartishvili – known under the pen name Boris Akunin – to its register of “extremists and terrorists."
Litvinenko’s widow ‘disgusted’ by Farage and Reform UK candidate’s praise for Putin
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoRussian dissidents living in the UK have hit back at the “deeply offensive” words of admiration for...
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...
A Russian court orders the arrest of a bestselling writer over his support for Ukraine
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoA Moscow court ordered the arrest Tuesday of a bestselling detective novelist and dissident on...
Russia will consider property confiscations for those convicted of discrediting the army
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoRussia’s parliament will consider a law allowing for the confiscation of money, valuables, and other...
‘Putin is a killer’: Alexei Navalny’s friends warn of ‘cover up’ after Russian critic’s death in...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoExclusive: Friends have shared memories of the “Martin Luther King of Russia” as they accuse the...
Russians embrace hope amid despair as Alexei Navalny says his final goodbye
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoRussians have seen many images of Alexei Navalny — a firebrand protest leader with a bullhorn. On...