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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Meduza - What They Never Told You

Russian teenager fined £100 for social media post insulting Taliban, report says

Court rules comment amounts to incitement of ethnic hatred

The Independent UK

Russian Roskomnadzor accused of launching active DDoS attacks on VPN services — here's what we know so far

Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has allegedly shifted from blocking VPNs to actively launching DDoS attacks against their infrastructure, leaving services like Amnezia VPN struggling to stay online.

TechRadar

Meduza: Berlin exhibition highlights the publication speaking truth to Putin while in exile

While Vladimir Putin imposes ever-harsher restrictions on freedom of speech some people still seek to voice opposition to him, inside and outside Russia. The exhibition NO in Berlin was dedicated to these people – “to all those who have the courage to disagree.”

The Conversation

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VPN usage at risk in Russia as State Duma passes a new law against 'extremist' content search

Using a VPN in Russia has also become a crime as an aggravating factor. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar

Desert Haze — The 'Golden Hour' Design Trend That's Bringing New Warmth to Homes

The (soft) focus is on blush tones for 2025, filtering their gentle light into schemes that soothe and gently energize

Livingetc

Javascript files loaded with RATs hits thousands of victims

Hackers are targeting Russians with infostealers deployed via weaponized JavaScript.

TechRadar

Are Books and Brains Weapons? The U.S. Government Thinks So.

Sending user manuals, algorithms, and lines of code can be legally equivalent to exporting bombs.

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You now need a VPN to keep using YouTube in Russia

YouTube, the last Western social media platform still available in Russia, has stopped working. Here's how to evade the block.

TechRadar

Russia poses as peacemaker, stepping up attacks on Ukraine’s east

Meanwhile, Ukraine rebuffs Hungary’s ceasefire plan as an independent media outlet analyses Russian war-related deaths.

Al Jazeera

Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU

Israeli-made Pegasus cyberweapon used in hacking attempts on at least seven journalists and activists in EU

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s book police: Anti-gay law opens new chapter as censors target literature

A new “council of experts” set up in Russia is leveraging a decade-old law against gay “propaganda” to censure books. The move marks a new stage in the Kremlin’s control of information by targeting a broad array of literature, a cultural domain that has long enjoyed a special latitude in…

France 24

Russia mourns Moscow concert hall attack victims as death toll rises to 137

Search operation is still ongoing, governor of Moscow region says, amid fears the death toll of 137 may further rise.

Al Jazeera

‘Shpilkin method’: Statistical tool gauges voter fraud in Putin landslide

As many as half of all the votes reported for Vladimir Putin in Russia’s presidential election last week were fraudulent, according to Russian independent media reports using a statistical method devised by analyst Sergey Shpilkin to estimate the extent of voter manipulation.

France 24

Alexei Navalny ally attacked with hammer and tear gas in Lithuania

Leonid Volkov used to be in charge of Mr Navalny's regional offices and election campaigns

Evening Standard

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WEKU

The top strategist of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania

A Navalny spokesperson said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov's car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer in Lithuania's capital.

France 24

‘Kremlin Leaks’: Files detail Putin’s €1 billion propaganda effort ahead of presidential vote

Leaked documents describe the Kremlin's concerted efforts to influence public opinion – using cinema, streaming series and TV programmes – to promote a narrative of Russian heroism, traditional values and loyalty towards President Vladimir Putin ahead of his March 15-17 bid for re-election.

Al Jazeera

Russia limits women’s access to abortion, citing demographic changes

Experts say crackdown on abortion drugs and services is part of a project to instil ‘certain values’ in society.

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Attacks on Jews in Southern Russia (Northern Caucasus)

"For foreign citizens of Israel (Jews) entrance is strictly forbidden!"

Al Jazeera

Ukraine holds the line against Russian attacks, makes small gains

What happened in the 84th week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

The Guardian - UK

Russian news outlet in Latvia believes European state behind phone hack

Galina Timchenko, the CEO of Meduza, was hacked earlier this year before participating in a meeting of exiled Russian journalists

The Guardian - UK

Exiled Russian journalist hacked using NSO Group spyware

Galina Timchenko, head of media outlet declared ‘undesirable’ by Moscow, targeted in February while living in Berlin

The Guardian - UK

Battlefield deaths in Ukraine have risen sharply this year, say US officials

US estimates almost 500,000 Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in fighting in the conflict so far

The Guardian - UK

Berlin prosecutor investigates possible poisoning of Russian journalist

Elena Kostyuchenko, who has criticised the invasion of Ukraine, fell ill on a train journey in Germany

The Independent UK

How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?

Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war

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