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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Nikita Tushkanov, a teacher from Komi, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 16, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Memorial Research and Education Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right to a Fair Trial Rights Groups in Russia
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3 March 2023 Nikita Tushkanov has been remanded in custody on charges of ‘discrediting’ the Russian army and justifying terrorism for anti-war posts on the VKontakte social media site Source:…

Read more about the article ‘We ask the international community to support Zhenya and Svetlana.’ Press release on the prosecution of Evgeniya Berkovitch and Svetlana Petriichuk

‘We ask the international community to support Zhenya and Svetlana.’ Press release on the prosecution of Evgeniya Berkovitch and Svetlana Petriichuk

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 10, 2023
Post category:Artists Freedom of Expression Individuals Statements The Arts
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Eugenia Berkovitch and Svetlana Petriichuk 9 May 2023 by Nana Grinstein, Nika Parkhomovskaya and Yury Shekhvatov This press release is published in the original English On May 4, 2023, Russian…

Read more about the article Lev Shlosberg: The prosecution of Evgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriichuk is further evidence of the total degradation of the judicial and law enforcement system

Lev Shlosberg: The prosecution of Evgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriichuk is further evidence of the total degradation of the judicial and law enforcement system

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 9, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Individuals Lev Shlosberg Politically Motivated Prosecutions Politicians The Arts
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5 May 2023 by Lev Shlosberg Source: Facebook The criminal case against Evgeniya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriichuk is a case of the Hongweibing against culture. It's about the same as…

Read more about the article Galina Arapova: ‘We still go to court to defend media workers because the right to freedom of expression needs defending.’ [Spektr]

Galina Arapova: ‘We still go to court to defend media workers because the right to freedom of expression needs defending.’ [Spektr]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 13, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Galina Arapova Human Rights Lawyers Individuals Journalists Mass Media Defence Centre Media
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28 March 2023 Galina Arapova, director of the Mass Media Defence Centre and a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group member Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Spektr] A year has…

Read more about the article Leonid Nikitinsky: Members of Human Rights Council ‘in exile’ send Council head Fadeev letter in defence of Evgeny Roizman

Leonid Nikitinsky: Members of Human Rights Council ‘in exile’ send Council head Fadeev letter in defence of Evgeny Roizman

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 12, 2023
Post category:Evgeny Roizman Freedom of Expression Individuals Journalists Leonid Nikitinsky Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights Right to a Fair Trial Ukraine War
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31 March 2023 by Leonid Nikitinsky, PhD in law, journalist, laureate of a Moscow Helsinki Group award. Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Новая газета. Европа] The clearly selective use of…

Journalists and human rights activists demand the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza [Spektr]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 11, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Individuals Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Politicians Right of Association Right to a Fair Trial Statements Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law Vladimir Kara-Murza
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10 April 2023 ‘What is in actual fact a life sentence, monstrous in its cruelty, for words he spoke against the war.’ Source: Spektr Journalists and human rights defenders have…

Vladimir Kara-Murza: ‘This is not the 1970s. This is the 1930s.’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 11, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Individuals Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Politicians Right of Association Ukraine Vladimir Bukovsky War
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10 April 2023 Vladimir Kara-Murza, opposition politician and political prisoner: final address to the court Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Новая газета. Европа] Citizen Judges! I was sure that after…

Read more about the article ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Aleksandr Martynov and Liudmila Razumova, a married couple from Tver region convicted for anti-war graffiti and posts on social media, are political prisoners

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Aleksandr Martynov and Liudmila Razumova, a married couple from Tver region convicted for anti-war graffiti and posts on social media, are political prisoners

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 10, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Tver region Ukraine War
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30 January 2023 Aleksandr Martynov and Liudmila Razumova were sentenced to terms of imprisonment for vandalism and ‘fake news’ about the army Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ a…

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Yashar Shikhametov is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 10, 2023
Post category:Crimea Crimean Tatars Freedom of Expression Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Hizb ut-Tahrir Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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27 January 2023 Yashar Shikhametov, a resident of Crimea, has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ a human…

Read more about the article ‘Political Prionsers. Memorial’: Opposition activist Aleksei Onoshkin from Nizhny Novgorod, remanded in custody for anti-war posts on the VK social media site, is a political prisoner

‘Political Prionsers. Memorial’: Opposition activist Aleksei Onoshkin from Nizhny Novgorod, remanded in custody for anti-war posts on the VK social media site, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 10, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Freedom of Information Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners. Memorial Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Ukraine War
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6 February 2023 Aleksei Onoshkin has been charged with disseminating ‘fake news’ about the Russian army and public justification of terrorism Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ a human…