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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Arrests
South Africa Arrests 4 Suspected of Wanting To Fight for Russia
South African police have arrested four Russia-bound men at Johannesburg’s airport suspected of having signed up to fight for the
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France Arrests 4 Suspected of Plot Against Russian Dissident
France has arrested four people in a probe into a suspected plot against an unnamed Russian dissident, anti-terror prosecutors said
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India Arrests 5 in Crypto Network Takedown Tied to Massive Cross-Border Fraud
India intensifies its offensive against global crypto crime networks as authorities seize critical evidence and arrest key players in massive
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ICE arrests ‘illegal alien’ in charge of Iowa public school board — RT World News
The Des Moines superintendent’s hiring was overseen by a former chief of staff to Michelle Obama US Immigration and Customs
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FSB Arrests Woman Accused of Bombing Trans-Siberian Railway
Russia’s FSB security service said on Tuesday that it arrested a woman accused of detonating a bomb along the Trans-Siberian
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Ex-Soviet state arrests two Ukrainians with explosives — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
The suspects, who were detained in Georgia, could have been planning to smuggle the materials into Russia or derail local
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FSB Arrests Woman Who Tried to Place Bomb Under Defense Worker’s SUV
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday that it arrested a 23-year-old woman who allegedly tried to place a bomb
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From Plane Crash to Deadly Arrests: What’s Behind the Russia-Azerbaijan Standoff
Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan hit an all-time low this week, as simmering tensions over the death of two Azerbaijani
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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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