Simon Cosgrove: A look back at the past week in Russia [week-ending 22 April 2022]

24 April 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…

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Podcast No. 97. Simon & Sergei – with Konstantin Kotov

Photo by Natalya Demina (Наталья Дёмина) This week our guest on the podcast is Konstantin Aleksandrovich Kotov, a Russian computer programmer and civil society activist. In 2019 Konstantin Kotov was…

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Legal Case of the Week: Seven Ingush protest leaders sentenced to long terms of imprisonment on ‘baseless’ charges

Week-ending 17 December 2021 On 15 December 2021 a court in Yessentuki sentenced seven Ingush protest leaders to terms of imprisonment of between seven and a half and nine years.…

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Legal Case of the Week: Eight political activists on trial or awaiting trial in Ingushetia for leading a peaceful protest campaign in 2018 and 2019

Week-ending 3 December 2021 Eight political activists are on trial or awaiting trial in Ingushetia (Southern Russia) for leading a peaceful protest campaign in 2018 and 2019. They are facing…

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Quote for the Week. “Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the unprecedented pressure placed by the Russian authorities on defence lawyers Ivan Pavlov and Evgeny Smirnov representing Russian journalist, Ivan Safronov, who has been charged with high treason.”

Week-ending 3 December 2021 Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the unprecedented pressure placed by the Russian authorities on defence lawyers Ivan Pavlov and Evgeny Smirnov representing Russian journalist, Ivan…

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Quote for the Week: ‘We, the undersigned Russian and international human rights organization condemn the escalating attacks against Russian LGBT Network, its leadership and partners.’

Week-ending 19 November 2021 'We, the undersigned Russian and international human rights organizations condemn the escalating attacks against Russian LGBT Network, its leadership and partners. We call on the Russian…

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Quote for the Week: “This attack on Memorial is a political act of retaliation against human rights defenders.” – Joint Statement by Russian and international human rights groups in support of Memorial

Week-ending 12 November 2021 This attack on Memorial is a political act of retaliation against human rights defenders. Russian authorities should withdraw the suits against Memorial Human Rights Center and…

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Quote for the Week. Amnesty International: “Yan Sidorov is a prisoner of conscience who has endured years of punishment simply for peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression and assembly.”

Week-ending 5 November 2021 “This is a huge and undeniable victory for Yan Sidorov, and for all those who have supported him through four years of politically motivated detention. We…

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Quote for the Week. Amnesty International: ‘These relentless attacks on human rights in Russia demand urgent action.’

Week-ending 24 September 2021 “These relentless attacks on human rights in Russia demand urgent action. There must be comprehensive reforms of the country’s legislation to meet its obligations to respect,…

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