Vladimir Ryzhkov: ‘Memorial is the most irritating organization because it reminds the Chekists of their crimes.’

24 November 2021 Vladimir Ryzhkov, a member of the Moscow City Duma, in an interview with Stanislav Koryagin Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Росбалт, 24.11.2021] According to Moscow City Duma…

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Rights in Russia interview – with Vanessa Kogan, executive director of Stichting Justice Initiative

Mary Page talks with Vanessa Kogan, since 2009 executive director of Stichting Justice Initiative (SJI), a strategic litigation non-governmental organization (NGO) which provides representation at the European Court of Human…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 230: In support of Memorial

27 November 2021 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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Natan Sharansky’s letter to the Russian Human Rights Ombudsman: “I was shocked to learn of the authorities’ intention to liquidate Memorial and confiscate its archives”

20 November 2021 by Natan Sharansky. Natan Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident and political prisoner who spent nine years (1977-1986) in prison in the USSR.  In 1976, he was…

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Grigory Melkonyants: A decision for which we had to wait ten years

16 November 2021 by Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Golos  movement for the defence of voters' rights and laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group Award Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original…

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Aleksandr Podrabinek: Their president isn’t a real president!

20 November 2021 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Belsat Last week in America it was discovered that the president in Russia isn’t the real president! We’ve known this for a long…

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“Опять двадцать пять!” Bill Bowring asks Liubov Volkova 25 questions

Professor Bill Bowring’s guest this week on “25 Questions” is Liubov Volkova. Liubov Volkova is a member of the Moscow Public Oversight Commission and president of the Social Partnership Foundation.…

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