"I hope no one ever finds themselves in the same situation of brutal legal abuse that I did," Artemy Ostaninsaid in his final ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner believes a new documentary about her Russian imprisonment draws parallels to current U.S.

Thousands of Central Asians are believed to have joined Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, including women who were coerced or lured by offers of lucrative jobs.

CREES hosted Anna Narinskaya on Zhenya Berkovich, Russian director and playwright sentenced to prison in 2024 for “justifying terrorism.” ...

Last week, Kazakhstan deported a dual Ukrainian-Russian citizen to Russia, where he was immediately arrested on treason charges. The 25-year-old IT specialist, Oleksandr Kachkurkin, moved from Crimea ...

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his pre-trial detention on espionage charges in Moscow, ...

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American journalist Evan Gershkovich marked the grim milestone of one year in Russian detention on Friday as US efforts have yet to secure his release. "This has been a really difficult year for our ...

French ultracyclist Sofiane Sehili Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic; Photo: Getty Images “If I had known I was going to spend 50 days in jail, obviously I would not have done it,” reflects Sofiane Sehili, ...