Russia is de facto under martial law, human rights experts warn Sergey Rybezhsky / Kommersant Rights and freedoms in Russia have been restricted to the point that the country is de facto under martial law. This is the conclusion of a new report authored by prominent human rights experts Pavel Chikov, head of the rights group Agora, and Damir Gainutdinov, head of the Net Freedoms Project.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law introducing criminal liability for the dissemination of "fakes" about the activities of Russian state bodies abroad. The punishment is similar to that provided for the spread of "fake" about the army. For “public dissemination under the guise of reliable reports of knowingly false information” about state bodies working abroad, a fine of 700 thousand to 1.5 million rubles or imprisonment for up to three years will be threatened.

1351 servicemen from Russia were killed. This is official data. How many actually died - no one knows Hello, THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN MASS MEDIA PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) A RUSSIAN LEGAL ENTITY PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT This is Meduza's daily mailing list. Here we briefly talk about the main events related to the war in Ukraine that took place during the day.

The US Federal Communications Commission has included Russia's Kaspersky Lab in the list of companies whose equipment threatens the country's national security, according to a statement on the agency's website. The list also included China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc.

The low-cost Russian air carrier Pobeda will reduce its fleet from 41 to 25 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, RBC reports, citing a letter sent to employees by the head of the company, Andrei Yurikov. The source of the publication in Pobeda confirmed the authenticity of the letter. Yurikov explained that the number of flying aircraft will be reduced in order to close the "need for spare parts for the entire fleet in the future" and ensure flight safety.

The streaming service Spotify will completely suspend operations in Russia starting in April, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports, citing a statement from the company. Spotify said it was committed to ensuring that the service continued to operate in Russia and that users had access to reliable and independent sources of information.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who mentioned her in his speech on "cancel culture" "Criticising Western cancel culture is best left unattended by those who are currently killing civilians for their 'criminal' resistance, or by those who poison and imprison their opponents," Rowling wrote on Twitter, attaching a BBC recording of the persecution of Alexei Navalny in Russia.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office reported that its request, on the basis of which Meduza was blocked in Russia, "did not contain a link to the Internet resource meduza.io." This was stated in the response of the prosecutor's office representative Alexei Zhafyarov to the appeal of lawyer Sergei Badamshin, who represents the interests of Meduza. What this response means is unknown.

The film company "Volga" announced that the film based on the novel by Viktor Pelevin "Empire V" will not be released in Russian cinemas on March 31. The distributor promised to announce a new release date for the film later. The film company did not specify the reason for the cancellation of the premiere. According to the Bulletin of the Film Distributor, the Russian Ministry of Culture did not issue a distribution certificate to the film.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed to the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, to recreate the joint management of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres, TASS reports.

An appeal from Meduza's Newsroom to Ukrainian Readers We're Publishing this appeal in Three Languages ​​- Ukrainian, Russian, and English. Scroll Down to Read the English and Russian Versions Below. Appeal of the editorial board of "Medusa" to Ukrainian readers Dear readers "Medusa" in Ukraine! From the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, "Medusa" opposes this terrible war. It is necessary to stop the death of people as soon as possible.

Russian forces have taken the mayors of 14 Ukrainian cities prisoner, said the country's Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk. Vereshchuk made this statement during a telethon. She said that Russia insists that the exchange of prisoners take place only on parity terms. "Here Russia demands parity, like, border guards for border guards, sailors for sailors, and I have a logical question: who are we going to exchange the mayors for, of which there are already 14 in Russia's hostages?

A case of “fakes” about the Russian army was brought to Alexander Nevzorov. The journalist told Medusa that he thinks about it Roman Pimenov / Photoxpress Journalist Alexander Nevzorov from the first day of the war fiercely criticizes the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For this, it is true, after almost a month - a criminal case was opened against him under an article on the spread of “fakes” about the Russian army.

Daily updates as Moscow’s full-scale invasion enters its fourth month Since February 24, Meduza has been tracking major developments in Ukraine, Russia, and around the world, following President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For coverage of the first month of the war, see Meduza’s original live reporting here , here , and here .Below, you will find the latest major developments and fresh stories from Meduza, updated daily. 25 марта 2022 г.

Russia has become a victim of Western "cancel culture," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with cultural figures. He was quoted by Interfax. "Today they are trying to abolish an entire thousand-year-old country, our people. I am talking about the progressive discrimination of everything connected with Russia. With the complete connivance, and sometimes encouragement, of the ruling elites," the president said.