Country's activists remain defiant as they mark war's first anniversary
Russia released Phoenix Mercury star in December in prisoner swap
State Department announced Welcome Corps on Thursday
Ashton-Cirillo tells the Blade, 'I want to serve this fight for freedom, this fight for liberty'
WNBA star released in exchange for Russian arms dealer
Olympic Gold medalist detained in Moscow in February
Statute 'pushes LGBTQI+ persons further to the margins of Russian society'
LGBTQ Russians 'will cease to be publicly known'
WNBA star remains in Russian penal colony
Human Rights Watch has sharply criticized proposal
