November, 2022 - Rights in Russia

Read more about the article ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Kaliningrad opposition activist Vadim Khairullin, convicted under the so-called ‘Dadin’ article of the Russian Criminal Code, is a political prisoner

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Kaliningrad opposition activist Vadim Khairullin, convicted under the so-called ‘Dadin’ article of the Russian Criminal Code, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 15, 2022
Post category:Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Kaliningrad Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right of assembly Rights Groups in Russia Vadim Khairullin
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16 September 2022 Vadim Khairullin will spend a year in a penal colony for participation in rallies of solidarity with the Belarusian opposition and in support of Aleksei Navalny Source:…

Weekly Update [week-ending 11 November 2022]

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Post published:November 15, 2022
Post category:Weekly Update
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https://www.rightsinrussia.org/donate-support-us/ Our publications from the past week https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-279/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/event-adc-memorial/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/memorial-human-rights-centre-117/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/andrei-arkhangelsky/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/podrabinek-78/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/cherkasov-10/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/mediazona/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/support-for-political-prisoners-memorial-39/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/dewhirst-11/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/cosgrove-149/

Aleksandr Cherkasov: Tales of Alik

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 14, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Cherkasov Aleksandr Mnatsakanian Human Rights Defenders Obituaries
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8 November 2022 In memory of journalist and human rights’ activist Aleksandr Mnatsakanian by Aleksandr Cherkasov, exclusive for Novaya Gazeta: Europe Alik Mnatsakanian. Photo: Facebook From the Novaya gazeta editor…

Read more about the article Martin Dewhirst reviews ‘The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World’ by Iuliia Mendel

Martin Dewhirst reviews ‘The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World’ by Iuliia Mendel

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Post published:November 14, 2022
Post category:Book Reviews Iuliia Mendel Martin Dewhirst One Signal Publishers: Atria Putin Putinism Ukraine Vladimir Putin War
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11 November 2022 by Martin Dewhirst Martin Dewhirst reviews Iuliia Mendel, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the…

Read more about the article Event: Pushkin House and Rights in Russia present a talk by Stephania Kulaeva and Olga Abramenko of the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial

Event: Pushkin House and Rights in Russia present a talk by Stephania Kulaeva and Olga Abramenko of the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 14, 2022
Post category:Event Memorial Memorial Anti-Discrimination Centre Olga Abramenko Pushkin House Stephania Kulaeva
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Day: Tuesday, 15 November 2022 Time: 7pm-9pm Location: Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA The Pushkin Club and Rights in Russia invite you to a talk by Stephania Kulaeva and Olga…

Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre: Statement on the arrest of Mikhail Kriger

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 14, 2022
Post category:Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Mikhail Kriger Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Ukraine War
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7 November 2022 Source: Facebook On 3 November 2022 well-known democracy and human rights activist Mikhail Kriger was detained in Moscow. On 5 November Moscow’s Cheremushkinsky district court remanded Kriger…

OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 279: Deportation for a TikTok

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Post published:November 14, 2022
Post category:News OVD-Info Rights Groups in Russia
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12 November 2022 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…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: School – to arms! Why Russian adolescents have 70 hours of war a year

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 14, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Education Human Rights Defenders Journalists Military Putin Putinism Ukraine Vladimir Putin War
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11 November 2022 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV The waves of military-patriotic hysteria raised by state propaganda have reached our schools. Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov has announced the introduction of…

Simon Cosgrove: A look back at the past week in Russia [week-ending 11 November 2022]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 13, 2022
Post category:Blogs Simon Cosgrove Blog
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13 November 2022 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…

Mediazona: More than 5,000 police charges for “discreditation” of the army have gone to Russian courts

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Post published:November 11, 2022
Post category:Journalists Mediazona Police Politically Motivated Prosecutions Ukraine War
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9 November 2022 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: MediaZona] Since early March 2002, 5,003 administrative cases on “discreditation” of the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Russian Code of Administration…