Nik Yarst

The Russian space agency Roscosmos and the Russian Science Academy Have launched a program preparing “space lawyers”

Russian Deputy PM Claims, U.S. Sells Wild Orcas and Belugas to China for Entertainment

Animal rights activists and scientists said the “adaptation base” is a “whale prison,” where the conditions are “cruel and inhumane.” The Animal Welfare League warned that “time is running out.”

Russian space agency Roscosmos and the Russian Science Academy launch a program preparing “space lawyers”

The Russian president offers to keep INF missiles out of “Europe or other regions of the world”

Putin’s Human Rights Adviser: Freedom House Report ‘Politically Motivated'

Gay Purges, Weaponized Shame, and Reimagining Chechnya to Keep Kadyrov in Power

Afghan Military Rejects Russia’s Allegation of U.S. ‘Liberating Islamic State Leaders’

Moscow Alleges a ‘Massive Campaign’ in Germany to Discredit Russian Media

Russia Complains MH-17 Investigation Keeps Secrets from Moscow. True, with Russia as the Main Suspect

Russia Demonstrates Missile Claiming No Violation of INF – Only to Prove Opposite

Updated: Facts do not Fit Russian Accusation That U.S. Holds ‘Hostages’

None of the Russian people Kiselyov names are “hostages.” One was convicted in court, another pleaded guilty, and one has not even been arrested. Reasonable protests have been made in the fourth case, but there have been no demands from the U.S. as terms for release.

Russian FM Errs in Saying Congress Stepping on Trump’s Foreign Policy Toes

Russian FM Errs in Saying Congress Stepping on Trump’s Foreign Policy Toes

Russian FM Errs in Saying Congress Stepping on Trump’s Foreign Policy Toes

Gay Persecution Reports Resurface in Chechnya

Gay Persecution Reports Resurface in Chechnya

Gay Persecution Reports Resurface in Chechnya

Gay Persecution Reports Resurface in Chechnya

Gay Persecution Reports Resurface in Chechnya

Gay Persecution Reports Resurface in Chechnya

The New Year has brought fresh claims of LGBTI detentions in Chechnya, which local authorities have denied. But there is a lack of transparency in a country that allows no independent media, where independent investigations are stifled -- hindering efforts to determine what is happening.