News of the Day: 31 October 2021
RFE/RL: Two months after 20-year-old conscript Yegor Voronkin arrived at his post in the Murmansk region settlement of Pechenga, he was rushed to a hospital in the city of Severomorsk.…
Simon Cosgrove: A look back at the past week in Russia
31 October 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…
Rights in Russia week-ending 29 October 2021
Our round-up of the week's news https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-95/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-95/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-95/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-95/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-95/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-95/ Other news of the week: 23 October 2021 The Moscow Times: Russia on Saturday reported a record 1,075…
News of the Day: 30 October 2021
RFE/RL: Russia on October 30 reported 40,251 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, its highest single-day case tally since the start of the pandemic. The government's coronavirus taskforce…
The ECtHR hands down three judgments with regard to Russia, finding violations of Convention Articles 3, 5, 8 and 13.
Week-ending 29 October 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down three judgments with regard to Russia finding violations of Convention Articles 3 (prohibition of torture), 5…
Law of the Week: Jehovah’s Witnesses, designated ‘extremist’ since 2017
Week-ending 29 October 2021 In 2017 the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation designated Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist organisation, banning the faith's organisations in Russia. Since then scores of…
CSO of the Week: Hizb ut-Tahrir
Week-ending 29 October 2021 Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamic religious group that does not advocate or practice violence, yet has been designated as terrorist by the Russian authorities. Moreover, in…
Legal Case of the Week: An arrest warrant issued for former prison inmate who exposed torture
Week-ending 29 October 2021 The Russian Interior Ministry issued the arrest warrant for Syarhey Savelyeu on October 23 without specifying the crime that he is accused of [Source: RFE/RL]. On…
Person of the Week: Crimean Tatar lawyer Edem Semedlyaev
Week-ending 29 October 2021 Edem Semdlyaev, Simferopol, Crimea 2021 © 2021 Crimean Solidarity On 25 October 2021, the Russian authorities arbitrarily arrested the lawyer Edem Semedlyaev in Simferopol, Crimea. Human Rights…
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Quote for the Week. Sergei Davidis: “Unfortunately, the numbers [of political prisoners] have been steadily growing every year.”
Week-ending 29 October 2021 Sergei Davidis "Unfortunately, the numbers [of political prisoners] have been steadily growing every year" - Sergei Davidis, head of the Programme for the Support of Political…