Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday declared DW journalist Alexander Smirnov a "foreign agent." The ministry said that Smirnov had participated in the creation and distribution of content for "foreign ...

Two former DW journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, along with two other journalists, have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia on charges of extremism, that they denied. A ...

In the opening moments of the 2022, Oscar-winning documentary Navalny, Russian opposition leader Alexei Nalvany is asked by the film's director about the possibility of him dying. Nalvany avoids ...

Aug. 5, 2024, update: This story has been updated to include post-release interviews with Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko and her girlfriend, Sonia Subbotina. Last week’s historic prisoner swap with ...