Former Popcorn Books Publisher Receives Suspended Sentence in LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Trial
A Moscow judge handed down a four-year suspended sentence on Friday to the former head of the independent publishing houses
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Russia’s Leading Publisher Shutters Queer-Interest YA Imprint Months After ‘Extremism’ Arrests
Russia’s largest book publisher Eksmo has shut down its embattled young-adult literature subsidiary Popcorn Books, which became a primary target
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Lavrov explains root cause of extremism in Middle East — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Moscow has long maintained that establishing a Palestinian state is the only way to achieve lasting peace in the region
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‘You’re a Second-Class Citizen’: Arrests, Club Raids and Extremism Charges Define LGBTQ+ Life in Russia in 2025
“The world around you collapsed in a second and suddenly everything became unsafe — like you wake up one morning
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EU financing ‘extremism’ – applicant state — RT World News
The Georgian prime minister has accused Brussels of meddling and “lies” during the country’s frozen accession process Georgian Prime Minister
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Russia Sentences Journalists to 5.5 Years in Navalny ‘Extremism’ Case
Four Russian journalists were sentenced to 5.5 years each on “extremism” charges Tuesday over their alleged work with the late
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Prosecutors Request Nearly 6-Year Jail Sentences for Journalists Accused of Navalny-Linked ‘Extremism’
Russian prosecutors are seeking to sentence four journalists to five years and 11 months in prison each on charges of
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Russian Activist Konstantin Kotov Flees Russia Ahead of ‘Extremism’ Trial
Activist Konstantin Kotov fled Russia ahead of his trial for donating money to Alexei Navalny’s political organizations, which the Russian
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