On the outlawing of Agora. “In a totalitarian country, there is no such thing as a free legal profession” 

19 June 2023 What Agora, which the General Prosecutor’s Office has deemed an undesirable organization, is remembered for and what Russians are saying about that Source: Govorit NeMoskva The lead…

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Pavel Chikov: Human rights organizations do not have a common approach about where to draw the moral line beyond which people should not be helped

22 August 2022 Pavel Chikov in an interview with Margarita Alekhina Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Advokatskaya Ulitsa] Because of the ‘special operation,’ Russian human rights activists are faced…

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Pavel Chikov: 12 National Guard officers from Krasnodar have refused to serve in Ukraine

24 March 2022 by Pavel Chikov Source: Telegram 12 National Guard officers from the Krasnodar riot police [OMON] have refused to serve in Ukraine On 25 February Police Captain Farid…

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Kirill Koroteev on the principle of ‘universal jurisdiction’ well-known in many European countries, including Russia

9 March 2022 by Pavel Chikov, with Kirill Koroteev Source: Pavel Chikov, Telegram   Spain and Germany have launched criminal investigations into the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine  On…

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Kirill Koroteev on the Ukraine v Russia hearings before the International Court of Justice

7 March 2022 by Kirill Koroteev, head of international practice at Agora International Human Rights Group Source Pavel Chikov, Telegram The International Court of Justice in The Hague is now…

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Kirill Koroteev on international legal proceedings and the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine

7 March 2022 by Kirill Koroteev, head of international practice at Agora International Human Rights Group Source: Pavel Chikov, Telegram In connection with the international armed conflict between Russia and…

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Court hears there is no evidence of foreign money in the case of a ‘foreign agent’ media outlet

8 September 2021 by Aleksandr Peredruk, a lawyer working with Agora international human rights group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы] The court is trying to help the Ministry…

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