Russia
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Inside Putin’s secret bunkers and his plot to kidnap a journalist
An elite spy agency under Russian President Vladimir Putin’s command orchestrated the arrest of an American basketball champion, Brittney Griner.
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U.S. Government Just Hit Russia With Awkward Travel Warning After Rolling Out Red Carpet For Putin
In a Facebook post, the U.S. Department of State issued a reminder of its “Do Not Travel” list where U.S. citizens risk wrongful detention, which…
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RSF listed as “undesirable organisation” in Russia, where Kremlin sees right to information as threat
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns its inclusion on the Kremlin’s list of “undesirable organisations.”
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‘Swap’ is a riveting look at U.S.-Russia hostage deals
“Swap: A Secret History of the New Cold War” is a book about a deeply reported account of the dealmaking that has gone into prisoner…
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Former Russia detainee Paul Whelan speaks out ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska meeting
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was freed last year after spending more than five years wrongfully detained in Russia, weighs in on whether he…
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Russia files new assault charges against US citizen jailed for attacking law enforcement officers
Russian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and ex-Marine serving an eight-year sentence for assaulting law enforcement officers and a…
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Paul Whelan wants to help improve care given to returning wrongfully detained Americans
Paul Whelan returned to the United States in 2024 after being wrongfully detained in a Russian prison for more than five years.
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“Any journalist detained in any country is a wrongfully detained person”: Alsu Kurmasheva speaks out one year after her release
Aug. 1, 2025, marks one year since Alsu Kurmasheva was released from a Russian prison, and she granted a video interview about life after her…
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Russian American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has message for Trump after release from Russia
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Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap with Moscow
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American David Barnes enters 4th year of detention in Russia
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American teacher jailed in Russia is wrongfully detained, State Department formally says
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