News of the Day: 30 June 2021
The Moscow Times: A Russian court has handed the country’s longest prison sentence yet to a Jehovah’s Witness, the independent news website MediaZona reported Wednesday. More than two dozen Jehovah’s Witnesses have…
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Monique van Ravenstein reviews ‘Red Wave’ by Joanna Stingray
30 June 2021 By Monique van Ravenstein Monique van Ravenstein reviews Red Wave: An American in the Soviet Music Underground by Joanna Stingray and Madison Stingray, Doppelhouse Press, 2020, pp. 416, Los Angeles,…
Podcast No. 78. Simon & Sergei – with Vanessa Kogan
This week our guest on the podcast is Vanessa Kogan, director of the Legal Initiative Project. Over the years, the project's lawyers have provided legal assistance to thousands of people.…
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Simon Cosgrove: A look back at the past week in Russia [week-ending 25 June 2021]
26 June 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…
Lev Ponomarev: Only by our efforts can we end the practice of torture
22 June 2021 by Lev Ponomarev, human rights activist, member of the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы] “THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED BY…
News of the Day: 29 June 2021
Amnesty International: Reacting to the searches this morning of the homes of three journalists from the independent Russian investigative media outlet Proekt.Media, including its Editor-in-Chief Roman Badanin, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty…
“Опять двадцать пять!” Bill Bowring asks Mikhail Savva 25 questions
Professor Bill Bowring’s guest this week answering his 25 questions is Mikhail Savva. Mikhail Savva is a human rights activist, political scientist and former professor at Kuban State University who…
Aleksandr Verkhovsky on how Russia fights extremism and xenophobia
17 June 2021 Radio Liberty interviews Aleksandr Verkhovsky, director of the Sova Centre Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Радио Свобода] Russia is fighting extremism and xenophobia with all its strength.…
Dmitry Bykov: Without Vzglyad
22 June 2021 by Dmitry Bykov, writer, poet, journalist Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Echo Moskvy] Looking at the fate of Anatoly Lysenko, you can’t help but ask yourself who…