19 October 2021 By Vera Vasilieva, freelance journalist, presenter of the Radio Svoboda project “Freedom and Memorial”, and recipient of Moscow Helsinki Group prize Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Радио…
16 October 2021 By Aleksandr Podrabinkek Source: Vot-Tak Besat TV Here’s what’s happened over the last few days. The government has felt the need to ban individuals who are involved…
Professor Bill Bowring’s guest this week on “25 Questions” is Valentina Melnikova, a Russian human rights activist and politician, a graduate of the geology department of Moscow State University and…
Human Rights in Ukraine: A Russian-controlled ‘court’ in occupied Crimea has sentenced 49-year-old Igor Schmidt to six years’ imprisonment for practising his faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. This was labelled ‘organizing the activities of…
Our round-up of the week's news 16 October 2021 The Moscow Times: Russian investigators on Saturday launched a probe over a riot at a prison involving at least 200 inmates,…
RFE/RL: Moscow has criticized the United States after Washington added Russians seeking U.S. visas to a list of “homeless nationals” who can apply for visas in third countries. The move…
Week-ending 22 October 2021 From the website of Good Deeds On 18 October 2021 Russian police detained two women at a women's shelter, 'Mamin Dom' run by the organisation 'Good…
Week-ending 22 October2021 On 20 October 2021 the European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Aleksei Navalny. Parliament President David Sassoli said: “The European Parliament has chosen Alexei…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Saturday reported a record 1,075 Covid deaths in 24 hours as Europe's hardest hit country with dramatically low vaccination rates braces for nationwide curbs from…
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23 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…