EU delegation targeted by activists, who say meeting is glossing over the truth and turning Russia into aggressors.

'Monstration' leader detained by police special forces.

Six campaigners staged a dramatic pre-dawn raid on Gazprom early today, clambering onto the company's floating production base in the Pechora Sea.

In the West they say there's no such thing as a poor lawyer. Not so in Siberia where hundreds went on a day long strike to protest at low pay.

Prisoners left anguished protest note to future generations, revealing how they sacrificed 'blood and bones' and pleading for an end to slavery.

The independent channel is set for closure despite a plea from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe for it to remain open.

Viktoria Popova from Omsk was fired for posing in a pin-up style photoshoot.

Dmitry Medvedev promises economic and military development of territory disputed since the end of World War Two.