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Russia · RussiaRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has designed new outfits for inmates in the country’s prisons. In addition to modernizing the color schemes, the FSIN will now allow female prisoners to wear pajamas instead of nightgowns and give them real hats instead of headscarves. The Justice Ministry unveiled the new looks at a meeting attended by prison representatives and human rights activists. Meduza shares photos from the event. Russia's Fe…See the Story
Russia revamps prison uniforms with fresh colors and more ‘practical’ options. See the new looks.
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Victory Day · RussiaIn 2023, on the eve of Russia’s patriotic Victory Day celebration, red Xs began appearing on streets in Moscow. Rumors that their purpose was to help attackers aim missiles at the city started spreading on Telegram almost immediately. The following day, a 25-year-old electrician named Konstantin Kochanov was arrested for drawing the marks. He’d been instructed to do so by an anonymous Telegram account that contacted him after he reached out to U…See the Story
Russia’s FSB jailed Konstantin Kochanov and promised him treason charges. Then investigators made a crucial paperwork error.
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Russia · RussiaThe Tysa River and the Velykyi Bychkiv settlement Fearing they’ll be drafted and sent to the front, thousands of Ukrainian men have fled across the Tysa River into Romania. Smugglers exploit their desperation, often charging thousands of dollars to ferry people across before offering just a life jacket or a flimsy rubber boat at the river’s edge. At least 22 people have lost their lives attempting to swim across the Tysa since the beginning of t…See the Story
‘Deceptively close’ Fearing mobilization, some Ukrainians are risking a treacherous swim to Romania. Scammers are cashing in.
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Corruption · RussiaA day after Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested for allegedly taking bribes, becoming the highest-ranking official to face felony charges in recent years, a Moscow court has sent him to pre-trial detention for two months. According to investigators, Ivanov took part in a criminal conspiracy in which he accepted “especially large bribes” while overseeing Defense Ministry construction and repairs projects. Sergey Borodin, a f…See the Story
‘Nobody would have arrested him for corruption’ Russian deputy defense minister reportedly charged with bribery as cover story for treason investigation
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Alexei Navalny · RussiaOn April 16, Alexey Navalny’s team, spearheaded by Anti-Corruption Foundation Chairwoman Maria Pevchikh, released the first episode of their new YouTube series Traitors, which delves into the role Boris Yeltsin and his associates played in Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. Reactions to the film have been mixed, with numerous negative reviews from individuals who were firsthand witnesses to the events of the 1990s, as well as from those who’ve stud…See the Story
‘A distortion of history’ Russian political actors and historians on Team Navalny’s new film about Yeltsin’s role in Putin’s rise to power
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Russia · RussiaIn mid-April 2024, Meduza was hit by the largest DDoS attack in its history. The scale of the attack made it clear that the perpetrators weren’t just trying to interfere with our work — they wanted to make it impossible for anybody to access our journalism. And while we don’t have direct evidence, we believe that this attack, like previous ones we’ve faced, was orchestrated by the Russian authorities. Our technical partners at Qurium Media Found…See the Story
Cyberattackers target Meduza with unprecedented DDoS campaign in effort to disable site
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Russia · RussiaAn informal memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin outside of the PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg. August 25, 2023. It’s been 10 months since Yevgeny Prigozhin led an aborted rebellion against Russia’s military leadership and eight months since he died in a fiery plane crash near Moscow. To ensure Wagner Group never stages another coup attempt, the Kremlin has consolidated its control and reportedly shifted the group’s focus back to Mali. But while …See the Story
‘The mascot of the special military operation’ Eight months after his death, Yevgeny Prigozhin has gained a cult following among Russian teenagers
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