Week-ending 26 November 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down five rulings in relation to Russia, finding violations of Articles 3 (prohibition of torture), 5 (liberty…
Viсtoria Ivleva Yury Samodurov This week our guests on the podcast are Viсtoria Ivleva, photographer, journalist and writer, and Yury Samodurov, civic activist, social and political commentator and co-founder of…
Week-ending 12 November 2021 In three rulings this week with regard to Russia, the European Court of Human Rights found violations of European Convention articles 6 (fair trial), 10 (freedom…
Week-ending 5 November 2021 This week in four rulings the European Court of Human Rights found violations of Convention Articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture), 6 (fair…
16 October 2021 In the photograph: Zoya Svetova, journalist, human rights defender, laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group, and signatory of the declaration Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Эхо Москвы]…
7 October 2021 Ilya Pershin was sentenced to three years in a low security penal colony on charges of using violence against a police officer at a protest rally on…
This week our guest on the podcast is Ernest Mezak, a well-known journalist and human rights activist from the Republic of Komi in Russia. He represents victims of law enforcement…
Week-ending 17 September 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down three judgments in relation to Russia finding violations of Convention articles 5 (liberty and security), 8…
Week-ending 10 September 2021 Ilya Pershin. Photo by David Frenkel / Mediazona On 6 September 2021 a court in St. Petersburg sentenced artist Ilya Pershin to three years in a…
10 August 2021 Olga Bendas has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for assaulting a police officer by ‘striking the officer’s bulletproof jacket and helmet.’ Source: Memorial…