Details: The Russians stripped the women naked, forced them to march in the snow, beat them with iron pipes, tortured them with electricity and compelled them to sing the Russian anthem, among other ...

Moscow-born journalist Julia Ioffe examines the women of her country over the past century ...

Vladimir Putin carefully selected his competition for Russia’s presidential election this month: three compliant men in grey suits who pose no threat to his power. Women are completely absent from the ...

The social media ads promised the young African women a free plane ticket, money and a faraway adventure in Europe. Just complete a computer game and a 100-word Russian vocabulary test. But instead of ...

To hear the Russians tell it, all the world’s women were in chains before Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova. As the first woman cosmonaut looped the earth, Tass exulted: “A brilliant star has flared ...

Whether a 14- year-old protester or an anti-war artist, anyone deemed critical of Putin's regime can be locked up for years ...

Aishat Baimuradova fled her home this year in the hope of living the way she wanted, but she was then found dead in her ...

MINSK, 30 October (BelTA) - An agreement on cooperation and a roadmap were signed in Minsk between the Belarusian Women's Union and the Rostov Oblast branch of the Union of Women of Russia, BelTA has ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is sending letters in support of new mothers in Russia as part of a new project designed to encourage pregnant women to keep their babies, according to a Russian ...

In 1979, Russia, as the Soviet Union, invaded Afghanistan, unleashing a decade of violence with lasting repercussions, including the mass displacement of millions of Afghans. Arguably, the creation of ...

An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in front line roles, as Russia's war on Ukraine nears its fourth year — with no peace in sight.