The Russian government has announced plans to raise restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol and mifepristone. The decision will specifically impact the pharmaceutical sale and ...

Russia has long touted itself as a country of what President Vladimir Putin often calls “traditional family values”. The Federal Assembly has cracked down on the LGBTQ community, passing legislation ...

Sales of abortion pills in 2022 were up 60%, according to Nikolay Bespalov, development director of the RNC Pharma analytical company. They fell 35% this year, still higher than pre-2022 levels.

Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban ...

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a midnight Mass on Russian Orthodox Christmas in the village of Turginovo, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Turginovo, Russia on Jan. 7 ...