A new “council of experts” set up in Russia is leveraging a decade-old law against gay “propaganda” to censure books. The ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin Georgian oligarch and éminence grise Bidzina Ivanishvili gave a very bonkers speech on April 29 at the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Just over three decades after Russia ... be LGBT propaganda and subject to legal sanction. This social media post resulted in a fine for the author. In 2022 the law ...

Russia's book union has created an advisory body to check books' compliance with national legislation, namely recent laws ...

Blocking YouTube was an option for the Kremlin, but Putin's team came up with a smarter plan to destroy the business model of the biggest channels. Russia has adopted a law that prohibits placing ...

President Vladimir V. Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine. As the war drags on ...

Thousands have taken to the streets of the Georgian capital to protest against the ruling party’s proposed law targeting ...

Putin's video link comments to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa ... public policy and law at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, told Newsweek.

In Vladimir Putin’s increasingly ... 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. On social media, he posted coverage critical of the war. Russian lawmakers quickly passed a law: 15-year prison terms ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Ukraine’s top commander said his outgunned ...

The arrests are a clear indication of how Russia has come full circle on its persecution of sexual minorities under Vladimir Putin ... were also deemed to be LGBT propaganda and subject to legal ...