Daria is 26 years old, she was born and raised in Kozikha (Novosibirsk region), and now works as a realtor and lives in Krasnodar. Her parents, Elena and Alexander, remained in the village. “They have been farming for thirty years and raised us three children. Parents have always been involved in cows and dairy products - this is their whole life’s work; they know nothing else except farming. Of course, all this reflects badly on them; there is no other prospect of existence in the village.

Switch Language English Русский This translation was made by AI On 15 March, police in Perm, a major city in the Urals, detained 80-year-old activist Viktor Gilin, who was holding a solo protest against censorship near the site of a cancelled rally. The elderly activist spent two nights in a police station.

Switch Language Russian English On March 15, 80-year-old Perm activist Viktor Gilin was detained , who went on a one-man picket against the blockades near the site of the failed rally. The pensioner was left at the police station for two nights.

Switch Language English Русский This translation was made by AI The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia, on appeal, reduced the sentences of eight out of nine defendants in the “USSR citizens” case, one of those convicted told OVD-Info. The decision was issued back on 4 February.

Switch Language Russian English The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia commuted the punishment of eight of the nine defendants in the case of “citizens of the USSR” on appeal, one of the convicts told OVD-Info. The decision was made on February 4th.

Every year, more and more people are included in the list of Rosfinmonitoring, along with persons who have committed serious crimes that pose a public danger, for political reasons. As it becomes more difficult to interpret what is happening with repression in Russia, the dynamics of changes in this register acquires special significance - it becomes an indirect indicator of the scale and nature of repressive policies.

With each passing year, the Rosfinmonitoring list increasingly includes people added for political reasons, alongside those who have committed serious crimes posing a threat to public safety. As it becomes more difficult to interpret the nature of repression in Russia, the dynamics of changes in this register take on special significance—they become an indirect indicator of the scale and character of repressive policies.