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Ukrainian mom describes being held in Russian 'filtration camp' where she says FSB agents tried to brainwash her
The account, published in Politico, is one of the first to emerge about the conditions facing Ukrai…
Tom Porter
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Russia plans to build dozens of prison camps across Ukraine over the next few years, documents show, hinting Moscow's readying for a long war
Russia has already detained thousands of Ukrainians, torturing detainees or forcing them to perform…
Lloyd Lee
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Some Ukrainian families who refuse Russian passports are evicted and their homes given to Putin's soldiers, says Ukraine military
Some Ukrainian citizens in the city of Starobilsk are being forced out of their homes and into "fil…
Bethany Dawson
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Video shows Russian mercenaries inside an abandoned US camp in Syria
The US' decision to pull out gave Turkish forces the green light to invade Syria and drive out the …
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Brittney Griner taken to remote, all-female Russian penal colony to serve 9-year sentence: report
The WNBA star was moved to a women's prison in a small Russian town southeast of Moscow, per Reuter…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia is creating lists of Ukrainians 'to be killed or sent to camps' following an invasion, says UN ambassador
Dissidents, journalists, and ethnic minorities are among the groups likely to be targeted, said US …
Dhany Osman
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Twitter says Russian embassy tweet calling for a 'humiliating death' of Ukrainian POWs violates hate speech rules
The Russian Embassy in the UK tweeted that Ukrainian POWs "deserve a humiliating death" on the day …
Bethany Dawson
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A misconception about the Russian legal system may have skewed public perception of Brittney Griner's detainment
Americans may presume the WNBA star's guilt despite her "wrongfully detained" designation. Experts …
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner's freedom could hinge on an unorthodox prisoner exchange involving an ex-US Marine and a notorious Russian arms dealer
The sentencing judge for a highly valued Russian prisoner, dubbed the 'Merchant of Death,' explains…
Meredith Cash
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Jailed Putin opponent Alexei Navalny has been found guilty of fraud and may face up to 13 years in a maximum-security prison camp
Navalny is an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin and has urged his countrymen to protest against th…
Cheryl Teh
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Alexei Navalny broke his silence from Russian prison, describing 24/7 surveillance and being woken up every hour
Russian authorities transferred Navalny to Penal Colony No. 2 on February 28. Nobody had heard from…
Bill Bostock
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The Shocking Details That Weren't Included In NatGeo's Russian Prison Documentary
There are also problems with the country's law enforcement tactics. The report says there are "nume…
Pamela Engel
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Georgia's former president says he's dying in prison because of Putin, and calls on the US to save his life
"I am now dying," Georgia's imprisoned former president said. "I have been systematically tortured,…
John Haltiwanger
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Brittney Griner's prison sentence is 'clearly political' and she'll have to face a 'kangaroo court' in Moscow to appeal, according to Trevor Reed, a Marine veteran who was detained in Russia for nearly three years
Trevor Reed, a former US marine, was sentenced by a Russian court to nine years in prison in 2020 b…
Lloyd Lee
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A potential first-of-its-kind fighter-jet purchase could be a sign Saudi Arabia isn't happy with what it's getting from the US
The easiest move would be to buy more jets from the US, but recent events may have led Riyadh to ha…
Paul Iddon
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Brittney Griner will be held in Russia for another month — but one legal expert warns she may never get a trial
The WNBA star — who faces up to 10 years in Russian prison — "will not be afforded a fair and equit…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner's imprisonment has been extended again — and experts say her hearing 'will never happen'
One legal expert warned that "anyone still taking Russia's word in the Griner case is being foolish…
Meredith Cash
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Biden administration reportedly offered convicted arms trafficker in exchange for the release of Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that the US made a "substantial proposal" to secu…
Jake Epstein,Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia leaves WNBA players facing a dilemma over playing abroad
"It could have been any of us, but I don't know if it'll stop people from going overseas," WNBA and…
Meredith Cash
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US lawmakers are pushing hard for sanctions against China for its widespread surveillance of its Muslim minority group
A letter spearheaded by Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Chris Smith on Wednesday called on Secretary of S…