A blogger from Tajikistan says he has received threats for the past year and was attacked in Moscow in front of a police officer.

Schoolchildren’s drawings depicting same-sex couples have been seized by Russian police and checked to see if they propagate “non-traditional values”.

Russian rapper Husky has been released from jail after a court overturned his 12-day prison sentence following intervention by Kremlin officials.

A family discussing artworks at the state-owned Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow has been caught up in the gallery's crack down on illegal guided tours.

Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov will spend another birthday under house arrest, more than a year after he was charged with embezzlement.

Statues of naked men and women were covered with blankets to avoid ‘hurting the feelings’ of Russian Orthodox priests visiting a university in Russia.

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has been on hunger strike since 14 May to demand the release of 64 Ukrainians held in Russia on political grounds.

Nine members of Teatr.Doc were detained by Moscow police officers who suggested that the members appeared as though they were using drugs.

The European Court of Human Rights has criticised Russia for its “exceptionally severe” treatment of Pussy Riot after its 2012 performance in Moscow.

Russian artist leaves Russia in pursuit of political asylum in France due to threats regarding a caricature drawn of a nationalist lawmaker.