The Kremlin has lashed out at opposition activists and groups, as well as independent media and human rights organizations, with over 15,000 protesters said detained so far

Zhanna Agalakova speaks as Russian lawmakers approve a bill imposing up to 15 years in jail for publishing ostensibly false information about Russia's actions abroad

Newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov asks auction houses to sell the medal in order to assist 'peaceful refugees and wounded and sick children who need emergency treatment'

Fresh conviction could spell significantly more prison time for the dissident, who survived a poisoning attack in 2020 that he blames on Putin

Marina Ovsyannikova was detained, then released and fined 30,000 rubles, after she barged onto set of evening newscast holding a poster reading 'No War'

Ovsyannikova, who made headlines after telling Russians they were being lied to on national TV, is freed with a $280 fine; 'still convinced that Russia is committing a crime'

Ally of jailed Kremlin foe says Russian authorities want him behind bars 'until the end of life of one of the two people — Navalny himself or Putin'

Total number of protesters arrested since war began last month tops 10,000, according to local monitors

Unprecedented official crackdown on dissent has seen opposition dismantled and scores of independent media and rights groups branded as 'foreign agents' or banned outright

Former KGB agent died in London in 2006 after drinking tea laced with radioactive material; UK charging 3rd suspect in 2018 nerve agent attack on ex-Russian agent Sergei Skripal