Using a VPN service in Russia is set to become even more complicated – and risky. On July 22, 2025, lawmakers passed a law against 'extremist' content search, bringing fresh penalties for people ...

Russia has been experiencing an ongoing exodus of lawyers since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, driven by increasing government scrutiny and what many say is a systemic dismantling of an independent ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information with law enforcement in fraud and terrorism ...

What is the legal framework governing bribery in Russia? The Federal Law No. 273 On Fighting Corruption (2008, the Anticorruption ...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday the arrest of thousands of people in Russia during rallies to ...

Increased spending on defense and a new Russian conscription law are signs of the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive posture and preparations for future conflict with Europe and NATO states, according ...

Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities. By Adam Goldman Glenn Thrush and Mattathias ...

MOSCOW (UNHCR) - Majid Abu-Khaider, an Iraqi asylum seeker living in Moscow since 1993, recently completed a six-month course on the Russian language to help him adapt and find work in the local ...

Every country debates how students should fund higher education. Russia’s new plan is to try a Soviet solution: require ...