Open Letter by Journalists: “We demand an immediate investigation of the self-immolation of Irina Slavina and that those responsible for driving her to suicide be punished.”

6 October 2020 By the Union of Journalists and Mass Media Workers Source: Union of Journalists and Media Workers On Friday, 2 October, the journalist Irina Slavina set fire to…

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Igor Kalyapin: “It’s crucial we find out who was behind the harassment of journalist Irina Slavina”

3 October 2020 Igor Kalyapin heads the Committee against Torture and is a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council and laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group human rights award…

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A Public initiative in Memory of Irina Slavina

Photo of Irina Slavina (Agora) 6 October 2020 On the day of the funeral of Nizhny Novgorod journalist Irina Slavina, Memorial, Open Russia and Public Verdict demanded a review of…

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