Born intersex and raised as a boy, Polina has known for years that she wanted to live as a woman. But Russia’s sweeping curbs on gender-affirming healthcare have made that much more difficult.
Russia’s Supreme Court has moved to classify the “international LGBT social movement” as an extremist organization in the latest global move against LGBTQ+ inclusivity. The Thursday ruling ...
The Russia and Eurasia Program offers analysis of rapid economic change in Russia and the consequences for U.S. policy There is no aspect of contemporary Russia that has changed more rapidly and ...
Ukrainian women aged 18 to 60 working in the medical field must register for military service. This resolution resonated ...
Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.
The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable ...
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (centre left) inspects troops at a shooting range in the country's Southern Military District "Now I live in a state of constant fear. I can't plan anything ...
Nov 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Born intersex and raised as a boy, Polina has known for years that she wanted to live as a woman. But Russia’s sweeping curbs on gender-affirming healthcare ...
Nearly 200 inmates left a high-security Russian prison to join the war in Ukraine, seeking redemption, money or freedom. Many were killed or wounded. By Anatoly Kurmanaev, Ekaterina Bodyagina ...
“The Russian Ministry of Justice has lodged an administrative legal claim with the Supreme Court to recognize the ...
Russia has defended its move to veto a Security Council resolution linking climate change and global security that was supported by a majority of UN member states. The draft resolution called on UN ...
A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. A border blockade by haulers angry that the ...