Women seeking to end their pregnancy in Russia have been facing many new obstacles in recent months — the government is limiting the sale of abortion drugs, the Russian Orthodox Church is ...

Putin has approved amnesty for female prisoners who are not repeat offenders, non-violent offenders or those with young ...

Russian authorities are limiting access to abortions in an attempt to confront the country's longstanding demographic crisis. Measures include making it an offence trying to persuade a woman to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chat-show host Yulia Vityazeva shot to fame in Russia at the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of ...

Russia, once known for its "traditional family values," is witnessing a concerning shift in its stance on reproductive rights ...

Russia has moved in recent weeks to push for the adoption of a number of measures to avert a severe demographic crisis that has been compounded by President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

In the name of defending 'traditional values,' and at a time when the population is shrinking, many politicians are ...

Russian oil-product flows have surged so far this month as local refiners boost processing rates due to the end of seasonal maintenance and the nation continued easing export restrictions.

Valua warns that the surgery in Russia "can be a painful and uncomfortable procedure, which scares many women." ...

Measures include making it an offence trying to persuade a woman to have an abortion and pressuring private clinics to stop carrying out the procedure. Feminist groups say the campaign is putting ...