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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a midnight Mass on Russian Orthodox Christmas in the village of Turginovo, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Turginovo, Russia on Jan. 7, 2016. As Putin has formed a closer alliance with the Orthodox Church, the country has embraced what officials call “traditional values,” and Russia has sought to put more restrictions on abortion. Russia’s health minister has condemned women for prioritizing careers over childbearing. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Thu,10/26/23-11:47PM , 50 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics.
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FILE Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, 2nd left, and his lawyers Alexander Fedulov, left, Olga Mikhailova, right, and Vadim Kobzev, second right, are seen on a TV screen standing among his lawyers, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a hearing in the colony, in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, about 260 kilometers (163 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Russian authorities on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 searched the homes of three lawyers representing imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and detained one of them, the politician's allies said. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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Russian authorities detain lawyers for Alexei Navalny as pressure mounts on political prisoners
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Fri,10/13/23-4:30AM , 100 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday detained three lawyers representing imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny after searching their homes, his allies said, a step that comes amid increasing pressure on the Kremlin's crit
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Russia Ukraine War.

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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv's weapons supplies
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Wed,10/04/23-3:29AM , 127 Reads
Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv's forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, as uncertainty grew over Ukraine's future access to weapons and ammunition from Western allies.
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First graders take part in a ceremony marking the start of classes at a school as part of the traditional opening of the school year known as "Day of Knowledge" in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Many schools across the country reopen on Sept. 1. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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Russian students are returning to school, where they face new lessons to boost their patriotism
By DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press
Fri,09/01/23-11:36AM , 146 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Clad in white shirts and carrying bouquets, children across Russia flocked back to school Friday, where the Kremlin's narratives about the war in Ukraine and its confrontation with the West were taking an even more p
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