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Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release
Read full article: Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of releaseWhen Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was suddenly moved to a detention center in Moscow from his Siberian prison, he thought he was being taken from his cell to be shot.
Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
Read full article: Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet historyThe U.S. and Russia completed on Thursday their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released individuals in their custody as part of the exchange.
US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment
Read full article: US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonmentMembers of Congress on Tuesday are calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. The renewed calls from lawmakers have come on the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlinโs relentless crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
What's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
Read full article: What's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishmentFor political prisoners, life in Russiaโs penal colonies and labor camps is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, insufficient food, poor health care, sleep deprivation and arbitrary rules that are impossible to obey.
Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data on its users
Read full article: Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data on its usersA Moscow court has fined Google for failing to store personal data on its Russian users, the latest in a series of fines on the U.S. tech giant amid tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine
Read full article: Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in UkraineA Russian court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allgedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine.
Inside Russia's penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin's crackdowns
Read full article: Inside Russia's penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin's crackdownsAlexei Navalny will spend his 47th birthday Sunday in a tiny prison cell with hardly any natural light.
Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intolerance
Read full article: Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intoleranceThe 25-year treason sentence imposed on prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday was a particularly severe show of authoritiesโ intensifying intolerance of criticism of the war in Ukraine and other dissenting opinions.
US sanctions Russian officials over dissident's detention
Read full article: US sanctions Russian officials over dissident's detentionThe U.S. has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on five Russian officials and an expert witness involved in the incarceration of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician who has been imprisoned in Moscow since April for speaking out against Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.