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“A Hero Without Limits”

IStories has found dozens of job postings for people with HIV and hepatitis, offering them official contracts with the Ministry of Defense

“A Hero Without Limits”

The Interior Ministry of Russia Declares Ilya Yashin a “Stateless Person”

Until now, Russian authorities had not attempted to revoke citizenship acquired by birth

The Interior Ministry of Russia Declares Ilya Yashin a “Stateless Person”

Garantex, Russian Crypto Exchange Used to Evade Sanctions, Continues Operating Under New Names and Has Grown Into a Decentralized Network, Transparency International Russia Finds

This spring, foreign law enforcement agencies attempted to dismantle it, but the structure managed to revive

Garantex, Russian Crypto Exchange Used to Evade Sanctions, Continues Operating Under New Names and Has Grown Into a Decentralized Network, Transparency International Russia Finds

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Ivan Tkachev, Head of FSB Directorate K, Appointed Chief of Military Counterintelligence

In wartime, this position is considered doomed

Ivan Tkachev, Head of FSB Directorate K, Appointed Chief of Military Counterintelligence

Russia Implements First Travel Ban Due to Military Register

A man was barred from going on vacation just days after receiving a draft notice

Russia Implements First Travel Ban Due to Military Register

Yulia Navalnaya Claims Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned in Prison

According to the politician’s widow, laboratories in two countries independently reached this conclusion

Yulia Navalnaya Claims Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned in Prison

Security Forces Abducted a Moscow Suburb Resident, Tortured Him for Several Days While Handcuffed to a Radiator, and Ultimately Charged Him with Possession of Explosives

His relatives told IStories about this case. The explosive device as an evidence was likely planted on him

Security Forces Abducted a Moscow Suburb Resident, Tortured Him for Several Days While Handcuffed to a Radiator, and Ultimately Charged Him with Possession of Explosives