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With her premature baby still in intensive care and relying on a ventilator, a young mother in occupied Crimea asked a judge to delay her 12-year prison sentence for "treason." Request denied. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
12 years and 530 grams Russian court’s treason verdict in occupied Crimea separates mother from premature baby requiring lung surgery — Meduza
In August 2025, a Russian court in Sevastopol sentenced 42-year-old Viktoria Strilets and her 24-year-old daughter, Alexandra, to 12 years in prison on charges of high treason. The case…
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January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
With her premature baby still in intensive care and relying on a ventilator, a young mother in occupied Crimea asked a judge to delay her 12-year prison sentence for "treason." Request denied. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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Love is ALWAYS beautiful...
#LoveIsLove
#LoveIsLove
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Love is ALWAYS beautiful...
#LoveIsLove
#LoveIsLove
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In a word, "fear". Many people fear what they don't understand and want the world to never show them anything that upsets their settled take on reality - however distorted it may be.
December 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In a word, "fear". Many people fear what they don't understand and want the world to never show them anything that upsets their settled take on reality - however distorted it may be.
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Exactly. The hate is derived from fear.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Exactly. The hate is derived from fear.
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Because they have never felt this joy and envy those who have.
April 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Because they have never felt this joy and envy those who have.
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Late reply but yes!
Light sparks Light 🔥
Darkness has no power to do that. Light & Love genuinely do dispel darkness.
Everything is Energy, so let us CHOOSE well 🔥💗
Light sparks Light 🔥
Darkness has no power to do that. Light & Love genuinely do dispel darkness.
Everything is Energy, so let us CHOOSE well 🔥💗
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Late reply but yes!
Light sparks Light 🔥
Darkness has no power to do that. Light & Love genuinely do dispel darkness.
Everything is Energy, so let us CHOOSE well 🔥💗
Light sparks Light 🔥
Darkness has no power to do that. Light & Love genuinely do dispel darkness.
Everything is Energy, so let us CHOOSE well 🔥💗
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Love inspires love; hate inspires hate. The people who hate don’t know what love really is.
May 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Love inspires love; hate inspires hate. The people who hate don’t know what love really is.
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People hate what they do not understand. People hate what they lack. And sometimes people hate for no reason.
April 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
People hate what they do not understand. People hate what they lack. And sometimes people hate for no reason.
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Because they don't feel love in their hearts. Too sad in their own misery.
April 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Because they don't feel love in their hearts. Too sad in their own misery.
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Exactly. Only psychos hate love!
April 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Exactly. Only psychos hate love!
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The biggest mistake I made was believing that if I cast a beautiful net, I'd catch only beautiful things
November 14, 2024 at 8:13 PM
The biggest mistake I made was believing that if I cast a beautiful net, I'd catch only beautiful things
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What a beautiful heart she has to say this. Sadly you can tell he doesn’t care about a single word 💔
January 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What a beautiful heart she has to say this. Sadly you can tell he doesn’t care about a single word 💔
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Strawberries are so pretty. They’re so red & look like little hearts. They remind me of love 🍓
March 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Strawberries are so pretty. They’re so red & look like little hearts. They remind me of love 🍓
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Errrrrrrr.... could we get some more detail on that?
We know it'll take some time to get things back into order, but we *do* have an elected president, Eduardo González so the sooner he's sworn in, the better.
We know it'll take some time to get things back into order, but we *do* have an elected president, Eduardo González so the sooner he's sworn in, the better.
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Errrrrrrr.... could we get some more detail on that?
We know it'll take some time to get things back into order, but we *do* have an elected president, Eduardo González so the sooner he's sworn in, the better.
We know it'll take some time to get things back into order, but we *do* have an elected president, Eduardo González so the sooner he's sworn in, the better.
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1/ Russian news is already somewhat downplaying the so-called assassination attempt. But they are very upset about this attack on the cafe in occupied Kherson that, supposedly, killed 24 civilians on New Year’s Eve. They mention that one of the injured was a Serb. ⬇️
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
1/ Russian news is already somewhat downplaying the so-called assassination attempt. But they are very upset about this attack on the cafe in occupied Kherson that, supposedly, killed 24 civilians on New Year’s Eve. They mention that one of the injured was a Serb. ⬇️
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Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.
Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.
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The Beet newsletter will be pausing publication in 2026, but there’s no shortage of adventures in its archive. Here, you’ll find The Beet’s top five dispatches of 2025. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
The Beet’s top five stories of 2025 From hardened borders to fading factories, these dispatches trace how history, identity, and power shape everyday life across Eastern Europe and Central Asia — Meduza
For the past three years, The Beet newsletter has supplemented Meduza’s regular coverage with original reporting from Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. When we launched this…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Beet newsletter will be pausing publication in 2026, but there’s no shortage of adventures in its archive. Here, you’ll find The Beet’s top five dispatches of 2025. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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For the third year, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on December 25, together with the West. Here’s a glimpse of holiday preparations in a country still under fire.
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Lights under fire A glimpse of Ukraine’s Christmas season amid another winter of war — Meduza
For the third year, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on December 25, together with the West. Last week, Moscow rejected a Christmas truce and continued its relentless strikes on Ukraine’s energy…
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December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
For the third year, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on December 25, together with the West. Here’s a glimpse of holiday preparations in a country still under fire.
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A Moscow court has sentenced Galina Timchenko, co-founder and CEO of Meduza, to five years in prison in absentia on charges of leading an “undesirable” organization.
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Moscow court sentences Meduza publisher Galina Timchenko in absentia to five years in prison — Meduza
A Moscow court has sentenced Galina Timchenko, co-founder and CEO of Meduza, to five years in prison in absentia on charges of leading an “undesirable” organization, Mediazona reported.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A Moscow court has sentenced Galina Timchenko, co-founder and CEO of Meduza, to five years in prison in absentia on charges of leading an “undesirable” organization.
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As the year draws to a close, Meduza looks back at some of the best journalism produced by our peers in 2025.
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The stories that defined Russian journalism in 2025 Meduza’s roundup of the year’s best reporting from the Russian-language independent media — Meduza
With another year nearly behind us, it’s high time we look back at the best Russian-language reporting in 2025. Many of the year’s top stories addressed Russia’s increasingly draconian justice system…
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December 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As the year draws to a close, Meduza looks back at some of the best journalism produced by our peers in 2025.
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Need something to read during the last week of the year? Here are five volumes published in 2025 that we read, enjoyed, and reported on over the past 12 months.
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‘Hostage diplomacy,’ public opinion, and Soviet feminism Five books about Russia Meduza’s editors enjoyed this year — Meduza
The news out of Russia in 2025 has been overwhelmingly bleak. As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its fifth year, the Kremlin has ramped up internet censorship, while courts have…
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December 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Need something to read during the last week of the year? Here are five volumes published in 2025 that we read, enjoyed, and reported on over the past 12 months.
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If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.
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Jede demokratische Partei müsse sich fragen, ob sie mit einer Partei kooperieren will, die die Demokratie abschaffen will - ob sie "mit dem Teufel ins Bett geht", sagt Voßkuhle. Die AfD wolle den "Parlamentarismus westlicher Prägung abschaffen" (…).
Erstaunlich deutliche Worte vom Ex- BVerfG-Präsi.
Erstaunlich deutliche Worte vom Ex- BVerfG-Präsi.
Ex-Verfassungsrichter Voßkuhle sieht deutsche Demokratie in Gefahr
Der frühere Präsident des Bundesverfassungsgerichts, Voßkuhle, sieht die deutsche Demokratie bedroht. Überall auf der Welt kämen totalitäre Systeme auf, sagte er dem Tagesspiegel. Deutschland sei da k...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Jede demokratische Partei müsse sich fragen, ob sie mit einer Partei kooperieren will, die die Demokratie abschaffen will - ob sie "mit dem Teufel ins Bett geht", sagt Voßkuhle. Die AfD wolle den "Parlamentarismus westlicher Prägung abschaffen" (…).
Erstaunlich deutliche Worte vom Ex- BVerfG-Präsi.
Erstaunlich deutliche Worte vom Ex- BVerfG-Präsi.