Russia has a new Commissioner for Human Rights - 37-year-old Yana Lantratova. She replaced Tatyana Moskalkova, who held the position of ombudsman for ten years. How the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights arose, what tasks it solved and how it has transformed since its creation.

What lengths is the Kremlin willing to go to prevent Armenia from getting closer to the EU? We discuss it in the program “Facing the Event” with political scientists Ruben Mehrabyan and Alexander Morozov.

Illustrative photo After the recognition of the non-existent “international LGBT movement” as extremist, queer people in the North Caucasus increasingly speak not only of fear of persecution by the state, but also of threats from their own families. The Kavkaz.Realii website examines a new study by human rights organizations “Vykhod” and “Sphere” on how the situation of LGBT people in the North Caucasus and southern Russia has changed over the past year.

Conversation with the author of the book "One Feminist Concept". Replay of the broadcast from December 09, 2025.

On the evening of May 25, a petroleum products storage base caught fire in the village of Kandy, Tuymazinsky district, reports the Bashkortostan State Committee for Emergency Situations. Eight above-ground horizontal tanks caught fire, followed by a spill. The fire started in a tractor-trailer and then spread to the tanks. It has now been liquidated. “Unfortunately, as a result of the fire, a man born in 1974 was injured; he refused hospitalization.

Show more Collapse Russia has a new Commissioner for Human Rights - 37-year-old Yana Lantratova. She replaced Tatyana Moskalkova, who held the position of ombudsman for ten years. How did the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights arise, what tasks did it solve and how has it transformed since its creation?

Kamikaze drone Hornet over the road near occupied Mariupol Material from the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty Russian occupation forces say they are intensifying Ukrainian drone strikes on key transport arteries in southern Ukraine and are imposing restrictions on movement along them. Is control over logistics enough to change the balance of power on the southern front in favor of the Ukrainian Defense Forces? This is the material of the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty.

The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is the first and so far the only tribunal in the world created specifically to prosecute the crime of aggression, which implies a decision to use armed force against another country in violation of the UN Charter. Although Ukraine sought the creation of a tribunal within the United Nations, it will ultimately operate within the Council of Europe. What does this mean in practice?

In North Ossetia, the unemployed, pensioners and parents on maternity leave are offered to learn how to operate a UAV. Officially - for peaceful professions. What is really hidden behind this - the editors of Kavkaz.Realii asked sociologist Dmitry Dubrovsky.

still from "Minotaur" “Minotaur” by Andrei Zvyagintsev received the Grand Prix, the second most important prize at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. This was the only Russian-language film among the 22 films in the competition.

Illustrative photo The Office of the Federal Security Service for Bashkortostan announced an official warning to a 24-year-old Ufa resident who was planning to leave for Ukraine and fight against Russia. RBC Ufa writes about this.

Illustrative photo In different regions of the country - from the Volga region to Karelia and Moscow - a series of detentions and arrests of prominent religious figures took place. Official reasons range from disobeying the police to paying bribes and serious terrorism charges. However, behind the seemingly scattered criminal cases, experts and political scientists see a clearly planned and sanctioned campaign by the security forces at the very top.

Angel Gutierrez. Director and actor, Spanish child Angel Gutierrez returned to live out his life in his homeland. But he never forgot the good lessons of Russian culture. Our Madrid author Viktor Cheretsky tells How to bypass the blocking? read > Ivan Tolstoy: This June will mark two years since the death of Angel Gutierrez.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin The head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin, spoke about how to return the Russian economy to growth, proposing four recipes. All of them, to one degree or another, are financed from the federal budget. At the same time, contrary to usual, Shokhin did not mention the reduction of the key rate among these decisions.

Collage: Armenia strives to join the EU Russia does not want to let Armenia into the EU: what the Kremlin is ready to do Armenia may lose access to cheap Russian gas if it refuses integration with Russia, the Kremlin says. Armenia plans to join the European Union, and Moscow clearly does not like this. Yerevan is a member of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union and is heavily dependent on energy imports.