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

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 24, 2022
Post category:Amnesty International Blogs Bucha Human Rights Watch Rule of Law Simon Cosgrove Blog Ukraine Vladimir Kara-Murza War War Crimes
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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…

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

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:January 19, 2022
Post category:Amnesty International Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Konstantin Kotov Konstantin Kotov Podcast Podcasts Politically Motivated Prosecutions Prisoner of Conscience Right of assembly
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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…

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

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 18, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Freedom of Assembly Ingushetia Legal Case of the Week Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right of assembly
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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.…

Person of the Week: Aleksandr Gabyshev

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 4, 2021
Post category:Aleksandr Gabyshev Amnesty International Person of the Week Punitive Psychiatry RFE/RL
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Week-ending 3 December 2021 Amnesty International has turned to the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples regarding the situation faced by a Yakut shaman who is being held…

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

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 4, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Ingushetia Legal Case of the Week Right of assembly
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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…

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.”

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 4, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Evgeny Smirnov Human Rights Lawyers Ivan Pavlov Lawyers Politically Motivated Prosecutions Quote for the Week
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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…

Read more about the article 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.’

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.’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 20, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Civic Assistance Committee Civil Rights Defenders Committee Against Torture Front Line Defenders Human Rights Watch LGBT Rights Memorial Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial Human Rights Centre Norwegian Helsinki Committee Quote for the Week Russian LGBT Network
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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…

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

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 13, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Civic Assistance Committee Civil Rights Defenders Committee Against Torture Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre EHRAC EU-Russia Civil Society Forum FIDH Front Line Defenders Human Rights Watch International Memorial Memorial Norwegian Helsinki Committee Quote for the Week
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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…

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.”

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 6, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Quote for the Week Yan Sidorov
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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…

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

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:September 25, 2021
Post category:Amnesty International Quote for the Week
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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,…