Home The Russian Federation: Country Focus Maps Table of contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Disclaimer Glossary and abbreviations Introduction Methodology Defining the terms of reference Collecting information Quality control Sources Maps 1. Political system and governance 1.1. Political developments 1.2. State control over information and media 1.3. State control over the internet and digital platforms 1.4. Surveillance of the population 2. Legal developments 2.1. Use of judicial system against government critics 2.1.1. Trials in absentia 2.2. Legislation on undesirable organisations and foreign agents 2.2.1. Undesirable organisations 2.2.2. Foreign agents 2.3. War censorship laws 2.4. Anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation 2.4.1. Expansion of anti-extremism and anti-terrorism legislation 2.4.2. Use of anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation 2.5. Treason 3. Treatment of certain profiles and groups of the population 3.1. Political opponents, including perceived political opponents 3.1.1. Political opponents and activists 3.1.2. Supporters of Alexei Navalny and Anti-Corruption Foundation 3.2. Protesters 3.3. Environmental activists 3.4. Journalists 3.4.1. Use of legal instruments against journalists 3.4.2. Journalists in exile 3.5. Human rights defenders 3.5.1. Lawyers 3.6. Religious minorities 3.6.1. Jehovah’s Witnesses 3.6.2. Persons with ties to Hizb ut-Tahrir 3.7. LGBTIQ persons 3.7.1. Legal framework and implementation of legislation 3.7.2. Societal attitudes and non-state violence 3.7.3. Regional differences 3.8. Women 3.8.1. Domestic violence 3.8.2. Situation of women in the North Caucasus 4. Military Service 4.1. Overview of military service in Russia 4.1.1. War crimes committed by the Russian military in Ukraine 4.1.2. Reserve 4.1.3. Mobilisation 4.2. Conscription 4.2.1. General regulations 4.2.2. Electronic military register 4.3.3. Delivery of conscription summonses 4.2.4. Exemptions and deferrals 4.2.5. Alternative civilian service 4.2.6. Conscription quotas and raids 4.2.7. Draft evasion 4.2.8. Conditions of service 4.3. Contractual military service 4.3.1. Private military companies 4.3.2. Recruitment of prison inmates 4.4. Military recruitment in Chechnya 4.4.1. Chechen military units 4.4.2. Forced recruitment 4.5. Punishments for desertion 4.5.1. Desertion from the Russian armed forces 4.5.2. Punishments under the Criminal Code 4.5.3. Informal punishments Annex 1: Bibliography Oral sources, including anonymous sources Public sources Annex 2: Terms of Reference Share Print Maps Map . The Russian Federation3 3 UN Geospatial, Map No. 3840 Rev.3, January 2004, url Book traversal links for Maps Previous Parent Next