Russian poet and anti-war activist Artyom Kamardin, 31, was allegedly beaten and sodomized with a dumbbell by riot cops in Moscow, who also reportedly threatened to gang-rape his girlfriend.

A Moscow military court has sentenced a Russian poet to seven years in prison for verses questioning the morality of Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a letter he wrote to a Russian activist.

A Moscow military court has sentenced a Russian poet to seven years in prison for verses questioning the morality of Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a letter he wrote to a Russian activist ...