A Russian court Tuesday extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs, an action denounced by human rights activists as part of a ...

Russian authorities have ramped up their crackdown on dissent and free speech since the Kremlin sent troops on an all-out invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. A Russian court extended the jail time of ...

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ST PETERSBURG - A group of young Russian street musicians who went viral on social media for playing banned anti-Kremlin songs received more jail time on Wednesday, as authorities crack down on ...

Young Russian Street Musicians Who Played Anti-Kremlin Songs Get More Jail Time ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -A group of young Russian street musicians who went viral on social media for playing banned ...

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct 28 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old Russian street musician jailed for nearly two weeks earlier this month for playing a banned anti-Kremlin song was found guilty on Tuesday of ...

The Russian prosecution office opened a case against 18-year-old Diana “Naoko” Loginova, a student at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College and vocalist of the St. Petersburg street band Stoptime. The ...

ST. LOUIS — A woman was sentenced for playing Russian roulette with a teen girl, leading to her being shot and killed earlier this year. Thursday, Mary Lashawn Cornelius, 19, was sentenced to seven ...

ST. LOUIS — A teen was sentenced to several years in prison after accidentally shooting and killing another teen while playing Russian roulette in north St. Louis. On Thursday, 19-year-old Mary ...

ST PETERSBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A teenage Russian street musician was jailed for 13 days on Thursday after she played a banned anti-Kremlin song on St Petersburg's central avenue. Diana Loginova, an ...