The history of sustainable negative growth and complete degradation of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation Illustration: “New newspaper Europe” More than 20 years ago, at the beginning of his second presidential term, Vladimir Putin created the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights. This happened two months after the terrorist attack in Beslan.

Photo: EPA-EFE/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / POOL Photo: EPA-EFE/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / POOL Vladimir Putin believes that Russia has achieved its main goals in the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources close to the Kremlin. Last year saw Russia make its most significant territorial gains since the first days of the invasion in 2022, and it now controls almost a fifth of Ukrainian territory.

How being branded a ‘foreign agent’ affects those who stay in Russia Photo: Yury Kochetkov / EPA-EFE Russia’s notorious “foreign agent” law, which for years has been used by the Kremlin to intimidate would-be dissenters into silence, has left many of those it has targeted as virtual outcasts from society; unable to get a job, afraid of sullying the reputations of their friends, and with exile often appearing to be the sole solution.

Palestinians displaced inside the Gaza Strip by the war have begun returning to their homes. Nothing remains of many buildings Palestinians walk along the road leading to Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. January 19, 2025. Photo: Haitham Imad/EPA In the Gaza Strip, thousands of Palestinians displaced during the war between Israel and Hamas have begun to return home. On Sunday, January 19, a temporary ceasefire came into force as part of the hostage exchange deal.

Photo: Vot Tak A 22-year-old woman from the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan who was convicted of murdering one of her friends late last year has already been released from her eight-year prison sentence after signing a contract with the Russian Defence Ministry to serve in Ukraine, independent news outlet Vot Tak reported on Wednesday.

He became the first Russian actor to receive a nomination Yura Borisov, photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images/EPA-EFE Yura Borisov, photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images/EPA-EFE Russian actor Yura Borisov was nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Supporting Actor” for his performance in the film “Anora” by Sean Baker. The announcement of the candidates was broadcast on YouTube.

Photo: Pixabay / Pexel Strict US and European sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine have led to very real shortages of medical supplies in the country, with 134 lifesaving medicines becoming unavailable in Russian pharmacies during 2024, an investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe has revealed.

The Patriarchate publicly reprimanded the scandalous Archpriest Andrei Tkachev. What's happened? Andrey Tkachev. Photo: @TroitsavXoxlax / Telegram For the first time in almost 11 years of his service in Moscow, the Patriarchate reprimanded Archpriest Andrei Tkachev, who fled Kyiv after the 2014 Maidan and delivered radical anti-Ukrainian sermons.

EPA-EFE/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL Vladimir Putin is confident that Russia managed to achieve the “main goals” in the war in Ukraine, since the Russian army controls the territories connecting the mainland of the Russian Federation with the annexed Crimea, and also “weakened” the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters, citing five sources close to the Kremlin.

A new fire broke out near Los Angeles, authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people. What's left of the district? Photo An aircraft drops fire retardant during the Hughes Fire near Santa Clarita, California, January 22, 2025. Photo: Ted Soqui/EPA A new forest fire has broken out near Los Angeles. It very quickly spread to an area of ​​more than 38 square meters. km due to strong winds and dry vegetation, said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone.

Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE/MICHAEL BUHOLZER During the initial days of the war, Moscow issued Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with an ultimatum demanding that he stand down in favour of disgraced pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk as Ukraine’s president, Zelensky claimed during an event at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos on Wednesday.

A 35-year-old contract soldier from the Chelyabinsk region was sent to the front again, despite HIV, hepatitis A and B. 74.ru writes about this with reference to his wife. According to 74.ru, the contract soldier (name not given) previously served in the police and worked as an operator at one of the large factories. In the spring of 2023, he decided to sign a contract and was assigned to the assault squad.

The aftermath of a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 23 January 2025. Photo: Ivan Fyodorov Multiple Russian airstrikes and widespread shelling in southeastern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region have left one person dead and injured at least another 46, Governor Ivan Fyodorov announced on Thursday.

Ilya Azar spoke with Russian politician Vladimir Kara-Murza Novaya Gazeta Europe journalist Ilya Azar spoke with Russian politician Vladimir Kara-Murza. We discussed the upcoming anti-war march in Berlin, donations to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and when Putin’s regime will finally fall.

A US-Ukrainian friendship flag on display at a market stall in Kyiv, Ukraine, 20 January 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO US President Donald Trump has given the most detailed account to date of his plan to end the war in Ukraine, offering Vladimir Putin a choice between doing things “the easy way or the hard way” in a post he made on his Truth Social microblogging site on Wednesday.