Russia’s Supreme Court Designates Nobel Prize-Winning Memorial as ‘Extremist’
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Nobel Prize-winning human rights organization Memorial an “extremist” group, a designation that effectively
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Russia Declares Navalny Memoir ‘Extremist’
Russia’s Justice Ministry added late opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s memoir “Patriot” to its list of “extremist” materials Wednesday — a
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In Russia, Being Openly Gay Is ‘Extremist.’ But Some People Bend the Rules.
In Russia, nobody knows what’s gay enough to get you in trouble. In a country where queerness has been legally
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Putin Signs Law Banning Advertising on Platforms Labeled ‘Extremist’ or ‘Undesirable’
President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law banning advertising through organizations designated as “undesirable” or “extremist,” a move that will
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Russia’s First Imprisoned War Critic Gorinov Added to ‘Terrorist and Extremist’ List
Russia’s state financial watchdog on Tuesday added Alexei Gorinov, the first known Russian to be jailed under laws that criminalize anti-war
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