Russia’s prisons have long been known for harsh discipline and dangerous conditions. But since the war in Ukraine began, prisoners have reportedly been recruited for the battlefield. The reality ...

Evan Gershkovich memoir "This Cursed Beautiful Land" announced by Wall Street Journal reporter, who was wrongfully detained ...

Nelia Checheta served the state for decades — first with the Soviet military in Turkmenistan and later in Ukraine's Emergency Service — earning official honors along the way. At 62, her story ...

This is the brutal reality of what is happening at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant ...

Serhiy Akhmetov wanted to start a business making educational toys for children. Instead, he spent more than 3 1/2 years locked up in a series of facilities in Russia and Belarus after Russian ...

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Even if a peace can be reached, it won’t be easy to solve the problem of Ukrainian civilians languishing in Russian jails. This is one prisoner’s story. Even if a peace can be reached, it won’t be ...