January 16, 2018Polls Show Conservative Attitudes On The Rise In Russian SocietyRecent research from the Levada Center indicates increasingly negative views on abortion, gay marriage and adultery.
January 12, 2018New Data Reveals Who Russians Consider Their Biggest EnemyA series of data collected by The Levada Centre reveals who Russians perceive and their greatest enemies.
January 12, 2018Chairman of Chechen Parliament Threatens Russian Human Rights Activists And Journalists in Explosive SpeechRamzan Kadyrov’s right hand man attacks human rights activists and ‘western values’ in a recent speech
January 10, 2018Boris Nemtsov Plaza Becomes A Reality In Washington DCThe square in front of the Russian Embassy in Washington is to be officially renamed Boris Nemtsov Plaza.
January 9, 2018Russia Threatens Withdrawal From WTO Over Spat With EUA dispute over meat imports could see Russian pulling out of the WTO.
January 5, 2018New Law Could Allow Authorities To Label Russian Citizens ‘Foreign Agents’Russian lawmakers are debating whether or not to extend the current law on ‘foreign agents’ to encompass Russian citizens
December 22, 2017Kremlin Youth Movement Gain Supporters From Beyond The GraveThe social media accounts of deceased people were used to rally support for the president during his annual press conference
December 21, 2017Head of Central Electoral Committee Responds to Mikhail KhodorkovskyMikhail Khodorkovsky’s open letter called for the head of the CEC not to register Vladimir Putin as a presidential candidate
December 19, 2017Kremlin Censorship Goes International Ahead Of Presidential ElectionsA recent flurry of Kremlin threats to Twitter and Youtube raise questions about the integrity of freedom of speech online.
December 14, 2017EU Responds to Kremlin Threats Against Twitter and YoutubeAn European Union Spokesperson has called for Russia to backtrack on draconian internet laws
December 14, 2017Kremlin Launches Assault on Youtube: Delete Open Russia Or Face Nationwide BanThe Kremlin communications watchdog has sent an official warning to Youtube asking it to remove Open Russia’s account.
December 13, 2017Russian Authorities Threaten To Ban Twitter Over Open RussiaThe Russian communications watchdog has given Twitter 24 hours to delete Open Russia’s Twitter account