Novaya Gazeta. Europe
October 2026
Founder of Russian propaganda channel detained in Montenegro after posting about evading travel ban
At the moment, the project team is in contact with the Russian Foreign Ministry, which is working to resolve the situation,
Remember: even if you’re under sanctions (like me), even if you have a travel ban (like me), even if you’re heading to a country that has pledged, out of solidarity, to observe that travel ban (like in my case)... there’s a way
We warned that attempts at hybrid influence and destabilisation have dogged Montenegro’s path to Europe every step of the way,
More than 30 killed by Russian strike on bus stop in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk
Traffic lights in the city have been turned off since 30 September; there are few cars on the streets, and Russian drones periodically chase them
He was supposed to quit this Monday. Public transport is dying. The new buses have already been evacuated from the city; what’s left are the old ones that can still run, and the most determined drivers. It’s difficult,
It became impossible to work. For a while we kept driving because passenger buses weren’t being targeted, but now…”
‘On the side of the victims’
Anna, a journalist, and Zainap, a human rights defender, documented war crimes in Chechnya, and time and again they went where others dared not go
They’ve probably been detained,
We were saving her son, and she was saving her own skin,
That boy later apologised to us profusely,
Because nobody will say anything in front of a government official. And then we’ll leave, and those people will be abused even more,
Please come. Look at what’s happening. Do something, tell the world what’s going on here. Our boys are being taken from the villages, our women are taken, they are tortured and abused and thrown into pits,
Fine, I’ll come alone,
Look around: how many journalists do you see who came here and care what happens to these people?”
Imagine: for four or five hours she sits and writes down these stories, and I’m sitting right next to her the whole time, never leaving, watching her face,
Call Novaya Gazeta right now and tell them Anna’s been detained!”
Anna, I’m not going anywhere with him, and I’m not taking you. Don’t even think about it,
Mother Russia
Russians held in US immigration detention to launch hunger strike over poor conditions and mistreatment
When he came to and asked permission to lie down because of dizziness and weakness, immigration officers took him to an empty concrete room with a steel toilet and no mattress and kept him there for several hours.Another detainee who went to see a psychologist was stripped, given a hospital gown and put for three days in a concrete room with the light on constantly, where he had to sleep on the floor
Anna Politkovskaya Award goes to Ukrainian and Russian women journalists imprisoned by Russia
She and her husband were abducted in Melitopol in 2023
‘We just need to tough it out’
With the war now well into its fifth year, another wave is gathering
Russia sentences 68-year-old Ukrainian citizen to 14 years in prison on treason charges
His lawyer said he made no attempt to hide and appeared when summoned by the Federal Security Service (FSB).Court materials also state that Dobrovolsky has serious “speech and cognitive impairments”