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Pussy Riot member reveals three years as FSB informant
Rita Flores describes how Russian spies blackmailed her into spying on fellow activists, then asked her to help kidnap a Kremlin enemy.
the Guardian · 3m
6 Russian Words for a Country Sliding Into Authoritarianism
Russian language reveals how ordinary people describe power, repression, and absurdity under Putin's rule.
Foreign Policy · 3m
Eritrea's G-15: 25 years without trial
Fifteen senior politicians arrested in 2001 for demanding democracy remain imprisoned without charges, leaving their families in anguish.
BBC News · 3m
Russia purges its last anti-war politicians
Ahead of the first State Duma elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, few are left to speak for peace.
Foreign Policy · 3m