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«Reverse rehabilitation of mass repression victims»: Examining the Russian Prosecutor’s Office’s new initiative
OVD-Info Explains: transnational repression
Torture, slashed veins and a year in solitary confinement: in conversation with Ruslan Kostylenkov, a defendant in the «New Greatness» case
«It feels like the world is trying to pounce on you». Interview with politician and former political prisoner Andrei Pivovarov
«It desiccates you, turns you into a stone». Tatiana Usmanova, the wife of Andrei Pivovarov, on getting married in prison and supporting her husband
«We’re still living here». Ural artist Alisa Gorshenina on harassment, support, and why she chooses not to leave Russia
Muslims in the Kremlin’s crosshairs: what you need to know
«Now we have all the time in the world, and there’s no need to rush» — The story of Sasha Skochilenko’s reunion with her loved ones
‘Gay Laboratory’: How Ukranian Marxist Pioneered Soviet LGBTQ Activism in 1983
Ukrainians fighting for Russia vs dissident couple: a trip to Siberia’s invisible village
«You’re gonna kiss my homeland in the trenches». How to get an offence record and a military summons, because of dyed hair
Journalism or snitching? Reported to authorities by interviewer
«Do you glow in the dark?» how one woman fought Kremlin’s nuclear pollution
The anatomy of a denunciation: how a hockey enthusiast went to jail 6 years for social media posts
«Don’t cry!» How a Human Rights Defender from Saint Petersburg beat the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
«The authorities are sensing their impunity»: Kremlin’s bureaucratic war on journalism
«I won’t let you undress and search me», I said
«Girls, didn’t you know you’re not allowed to carry flowers?»
Navalny was murdered. OVD-Info statement
«They took my Mom away». How the Russian authorities persecute protestors in Bashkortostan
Falsely convicted for his involvement in an anti-war protest, Grigory Mumrikov spent 4 months in a penal centre. Here’s his story
The families of fallen soldiers turn to us themselves». This project keeps a count of Russians killed in Ukraine
«Our home is here»: On the ground at the Bashkortostan protests
«Some people feel hatred, but for me it’s more like fear»: a student expelled for defending heritage
The Nightmarish Glow of Fluorescent Lights: St. Petersburg Resident Sues Police Officers Who Twice Tried to Prosecute Her for Discrediting the Army
«I am a lonely spikelet in the field». One man’s struggle with Russian authorities
«An Ideology for War»: Why Putin Needs Queerphobia Today
«I am sure that I will go to prison»: the professor who stood up against the war
«My place is among the suffering» — A Russian Christian persecuted for anti-war speech
«I sang as the intruders raided my home»: an anti-war musician sentenced
«Тhere is still hope for Russia» — Ilya Yashin writes from prison
«As a man of faith, I cannot stay silent.» A story of an exiled activist
«The world has turned upside down». A young man with schizophrenia is on trial for opposing the war
«Thrown down on the floor and hit in the head». What’s it like to monitor elections in Russia
«The Divine Comedy» and an FSB interrogation: a man fined for not denouncing an online bookseller
«My heart bleeds every day». The aftermath of the Moskalevs’ drama that captured the world
Searching for «Ukrainian traces»: an artist’s mother intimidated by cops
“You can kill us, you can run us over”. One village with protest history against corruption and pollution
“They hit me on the head and dragged me into the car”: elderly man detained for anti-war posts
Sick anti-war activist is being jailed for 7.5 years. His paralysed mother is 96 years old. The sentence may kill them both
Baryshnikov’s Last Court Address
The Russian Constitutional Court has rejected our challenge. Here is what is wrong with this
"I am sure this monstrous lawlessness won’t last long." The story of a migrant rights defender sentenced to 14 years in prison
“An active participant in anything good”: Anti-war activist sentenced to seven years
«I couldn’t do otherwise»: An artist couple was imprisoned for anti-war graffiti
«The state is turning from an authoritarian into a totalitarian dictatorship before our very eyes». Court finds no violations detaining a fifth-grader
«Shut up and stay quiet». This elderly Russian was fined for complimenting Zelensky
«I want to show you that you don’t have to be silent» — Kazan resident speaks out against cyberbullying and police pressure due to her anti-war stance
John Lennon, the Holy Martyr Alexander Schmorell and others in Constitutional Court. Cancel the article punishing «discrediting» the Russian army.
«Blessed are the peacemakers». What Christian religious leaders face when speaking out against the war
«This Is not Christ-like at all»: meet the father of four from Buryatia who opposes the war
«Life feels surreal these days.» A woman fined for a cafe argument about Ukraine
«An undesirable person.» This factory mechanic was fired for protesting against the war
«And only Allah will help us in this.» Convict in Russia’s crackdown on Crimean Tatars dies in pre-trial detention
The Moskalevs’ story
«Z — for Russia»: Moscow authorities raid hip pubs and a cultural centre
Wasn’t caught but will be judged: anti-war activists put on trial in absentia
«This is what the Nazis did, not our own Russians». 3.5 years in prison for posting on social media
The father — to jail, his daughter — orphanage
This exiled eco-activist spoke out against the war. Then his house was burned down
A Russian man got fined for a dream about Zelenskyy
«Between ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Scary’» — an old dissident’s life in a letter from a detention centre
Eight to one. More than 500 «discrediting the armed forces» cases have been dismissed by court or returned to the police
Putin-antichrist and a sermon of unjust victory: why a priest from the Sverdlovsk region was fined 100,000 rubles
Please take me back to 2017. Investigation of OVD-Info on putting pressure on independent municipal deputies by the Moscow authorities
«At times there are moments when silence is not acceptable». Interview with Alexei Gorinov
Blue dress and yellow flowers: The story of how the activist Arshak Makichyan spoke out against the war and was deprived of his citizenship
Saint Javelina: How a fifth-grader and her mother were detained for a profile picture with the Ukrainian flag and chat messages
«The happiest man in prison». The story of a Danish citizen who served time in Russia for his involvement with Jehovah’s Witnesses
Call-up papers misdirected. Those detained at protests are served call-up orders to report to military draft centers, but not to the correct ones
«No other language but the language of pain». A monologue of a man from Moscow oblast, who was tortured because his brother is an anarchist
Brilliant green for «traitors». Since February 24, protesters have faced attacks and threats more often
Rough arrests and call-up papers: anti-mobilisation rallies on 21 September
«Monk calls for disobedience»: The Life Story of Father Ioann Kurmoyarov
Yellow-blue smoke over Moscow. How Danila Tkachenko’s performance failed and his friend went to jail
The Prosecutor’s Office Demands Liquidation of the Journalists' and Media Workers' Union. Here’s Why
The State Duma adopted a new law on «foreign agents». What will change?
In touch with reality. How Andrei Pivovarov did politics, fought scammers and went to jail
«No to the war in Ukraine!» and «GruZ (Cargo) 200»: how people are persecuted for anti-war stickers and flyers in Russia
Told on by their pupils and persecuted for signing petitions: the pressure teachers face due to their anti-war stance
The story of a girl attacked by her own mother after police coming to her house
An informal ban. How people are getting fired for their anti-war stance and how they fight for their rights
«Horror and insanity»: apprehensions, seven days of arrest and three records for «bloody» dresses
New «Foreign Agents» Law. What will change?
«I tell him: ‘It’s a bird’. And he quotes Sergei Bodrov Jr. to me» How people are detained for anti-war statements and what this means for Russian law
«Knowingly false.» It has been three months since the law on «fakes» about the Russian army came into force. How and against whom is it used?
Enemies of the state. How the institution of «denunciations» returns to Russia
Called in for Questioning, Apartments Searched, and Demands to Unlock Smartphones: In Moscow, Police and FSB Check Ukrainian Citizens
Day 18 of War and Protest: Detention on March 13th
Cracked Heads and Tasers: Results of the March 6th Anti-War Protests
Detentions across the country: the results of protests against the war with Ukraine on February 24-27
Almost 2,000 Russians arrested on the first day of anti-war protests