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In May 2022 we spoke to five Russian reporters based in Latvia. One year on, they are facing a distrustful public and stricter immigration laws.

Russia has accused three top bloggers of tax evasion and is reportedly investigating dozens more. It comes as the state budget falters and the Kremlin stifles individual voices amid its war on Ukraine.

The workers had been in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, according to Radio Free Europe.

Migrant workers from Central Asia recruited by Russian companies to dig trenches in occupied parts of Ukraine have reportedly complained about being…

The Kremlin has nixed the Immortal Regiment march, for years a key part of Vladimir Putin's glorification of the Soviet Union, citing security concerns. But others say Moscow is afraid people will show up with portraits of soldiers killed in Ukraine, revealing the hidden cost of Russia's invasion.

U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said on May 1 that a Russian citizen, Feliks Medvedev, has been indicted on one count of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and 39 counts of money laundering.

Noted Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin has died at the age of 59, his wife said on May 2.

A court in Russia has cut the 16 1/2-prison term of the ex-mayor of the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Oleg Gumenyuk, to 12 years. The

Kyrgyz court upholds request to shut down Radio Azattyk; RFE/RL renews call for the release of imprisoned journalists in Belarus and Russia-occupied Crimea; and more

Uzbek officials said voters have approved constitutional amendments that will allow President Shavkat Mirziyoev to stay in office until 2040.