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What does Russia's new “hostage-taking” law mean for social media companies?

Roskomsvoboda explains new Russian law "grounding" social media companies

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21 February 2022

Navalny documentary sweeps up awards at Sundance Film Festival

The film sees Navalny and allies investigating his attempted poisoning

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12 February 2022

Russia blocks access to Tor browser website

Russia has the second largest number of Tor users globally

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8 December 2021

Publishing house removes section on transgender individuals from Russian translation of teen health book

The book aims to provide inclusive, body-positive information about menstruation

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27 October 2021

Armenia's PM calls for early elections in June in bid to de-escalate crisis

The president has faced calls to resign since November

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19 March 2021

In unrecognized Transnistria, a retiree faces criminal charges for ‘anti-Russian’ rhetoric

The defendant faces five years in prison

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18 February 2021

A conversation with Udmurt language digital activist Artyom Malykh

Malykh's work focuses on promoting Udmurt in online spaces

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29 May 2020

In Russia's far east, a feminist theatre director comes under attack

Yulia Tsvetkova is under house arrest for her social media posts

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7 April 2020

No coronavirus cases in Donetsk and Luhansk, say separatist authorities

Ukraine's breakaway territories are in a state of lockdown and unease

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26 March 2020

Russian pranksters target Bernie Sanders

Vovan and Lexus posed as Greta Thunberg in a call with the Vermont senator

Written by RuNet Echo

16 February 2020

New report makes grim predictions for ‘Fortress RuNet’

The "Sovereign Internet" drive made 2019 hugely significant in Russia's digital governance

Written by RuNet Echo

14 February 2020

In Russia, individuals can now be branded ‘foreign agents’

Independent bloggers and journalists fear repercussions for freedom of expression

Written by RuNet Echo

21 November 2019

Chechen leader suggests killing users who ‘insult honour’ online

'If we don't stop these people; kill, imprison, scare them, then nothing will be achieved'

Written by RuNet Echo

8 November 2019

A Crimean Tatar journalist's defiant last words in court

Nariman Memedeminov was arrested in March 2018

Written by RuNet Echo

14 October 2019

Russia: Kommersant staff walk out in protest of censorship, triggering journalism ethics debate

Not all were sympathetic with the reporters' plight.

Written by RuNet Echo

27 May 2019

CEO of carpooling service disinvited from interview on Russian state media after producer found out she was a woman

The channel said their audience had "certain stereotypes"

Written by RuNet Echo

25 April 2019

As a comedian wins Ukraine's presidency by a landslide, Russians watch with awe and envy

Russians were more interested in their neighbor's politics than their own

Written by RuNet Echo

23 April 2019

Moscow human rights activists sue a Russian far eastern republic over ban on migrant workers

Controversial order follows a widely publicized rape case.

Written by RuNet Echo

8 April 2019

Russians rejoice as their favorite Ukrainian presidential hopeful, a comedian with no political experience, wins first round

Zelensky's win means a healthy democracy, his Russian fans say.

Written by RuNet Echo

1 April 2019

Russian regulators ask VPNs to block blacklisted websites, but most have refused

The only service agreeing to comply was the Russian one.

Written by RuNet Echo

29 March 2019

‘Blood feud’ against Chechen blogger is the culmination of a months-long, unusually frank conversation about a buried past

Painful memories of war have surfaced in online debates.

Written by RuNet Echo

18 March 2019

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