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In the summer of 2019, a Russian border policeman died when mass fighting broke out in the town of Chemodanovka outside Penza. Twenty-eight people have been charged in the deadly brawl — all members of Roma families who have lived…

News Brig: To carry out her work, Evgenia Markova had to use an assumed name and keep below the radar of authorities. The 36-year-old is not a spy but rather a truck driver – a profession that was banned for…

20 Minutos: A pesar de este pequeño avance, el colectivo de mujeres tenía aun mucho camino por recorrer para llegar hasta la igualdad con los hombres. Por ello, tras varios años de protestas, en septiembre de 2020 la lista de…

Говорит баренц (Talking Barents), an audio-version of all Russian language news made available via podcast services, is the latest move to reach our Russian audience, says Atle Staalesen, founder of the Barents Observer. Following its blockage in Russia, the Barents…

Of over 190 ethnic groups inhabiting Russia, 40 are classified by Russian legislation as “small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East” and thus recognised for their unique way of life and the need for an exclusive set…

The European Network on Statelessness: In Russia, tens of thousands of stateless people are at risk of spending years in detention if the courts order their deportation or expulsion from Russia; a decision that is legally impossible to implement as…