February 2021 - Rights in Russia

Rights in Russia week-ending 26 February 2021

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Post published:February 28, 2021
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Our weekly round up of the news https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-60/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-60/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-60/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-60/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-60/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-60/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/23-february-1944/ Other news: 20 February 2021 RFE/RL: A Russian political researcher has been arrested in Moscow on…

News of the Day: 28 February 2021

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RFE/RL: Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny will reportedly serve his prison sentence near Moscow, according to Russian media sources, although the Kremlin critic's allies say they are still unsure of…

Simon Cosgrove on Amnesty’s revocation of Navalny’s POC designation: A bad outcome for human rights

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Post published:February 28, 2021
Post category:Aleksei Navalny Amnesty International Blogs Politically Motivated Prosecutions Simon Cosgrove Blog
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28 February 2021 By Simon Cosgrove Simon is chair of Rights in Russia but writes these comments in a personal capacity and they may not necessarily represent the views of the…

Remember the Date: 27 February 2015 – the assassination of liberal politician and Putin critic Boris Nemtsov

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Post published:February 27, 2021
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Photo: Wikipedia On 27 February 2015 Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on the Moskvoretsky Bridge near the Kremlin in Moscow. Sources: RFE/RL, 27 February 2021: Several thousand people commemorated the sixth…

News of the Day: 27 February 2021

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RFE/RL: Several thousand people commemorated the sixth anniversary of the death of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow. Opposition supporters laid flowers on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge --…

Law of the Week: New laws impose higher fines on proteters, ‘foreign agents’ and social media companies.

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Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Judicial System Law Enforcement Law of the Week Police Right of assembly Right of Association
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Week-ending 26 February 2021 On 24 February 2021 President Putin signed into force laws that increase fines imposed on protesters found guilty of disobeying police officers, on persons and organisations…

Read more about the article ECtHR ruling of the Week: In Belskiy and Others v. Russia, the ECtHR found violations of Article 3, Article 5 and Article 13

ECtHR ruling of the Week: In Belskiy and Others v. Russia, the ECtHR found violations of Article 3, Article 5 and Article 13

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Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:European Court of Human Rights Ruling of the Week Prohibition of Torture Right to an Effective Remedy Right to Liberty and Security
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Week-ending 26 February 2021 This week there was one ruling handed down by the European Court of Human Rights regarding Russia. In Belskiy and Others v. Russia, the Court found…

CSO of the Week: Public Verdict Foundation exposes torture in Yaroslavl penal colony.

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Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Civil Society Organisation of the Week Prohibition of Torture Public Verdict Foundation Yaroslavl
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Week-ending 26 February 2021 This week Novaya gazeta publicised a video obtained by the Public Verdict Foundation, a leading Russian human rights organisation, showing prisoners being tortured in Penal Colony…

Legal Case of the Week: Two Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to terms in prison for their faith.

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Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Jehovah's Witnesses Legal Case of the Week
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Week-ending 26 February 2021 On 24 February 2021 a court in Abakan, Khakassia, sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to prison terms on account of their faith. Roman Baranovsky was sentenced to…

Person of the Week: Aleksei Navalny sent to prison despite ECtHR ruling

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Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Aleksei Navalny European Court of Human Rights Judicial System Person of the Week Right to a Fair Trial
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Week-ending 26 February 2021 This week a Moscow court upheld Aleksei Navalny's conviction in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case on appeal but reduced the sentence by 1.5 months to 2.5…