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Maria Eismont: ‘The verdict in the case of Dima Ivanov […] deserves public attention’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 3, 2023
Post category:Dmitry Ivanov Human Rights Lawyers Individuals Judicial System Maria Eismont Politically Motivated Prosecutions Ukraine War
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8 March 2023 by Maria Eismont, lawyer, laureate of a Moscow Helsinki Group human rights award Source: Moscow Helsinki Group Since the New Year, judges have been permitted to pronounce…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: There’s no need for witnesses, not even a Nobel laureate – on the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 2, 2023
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defenders Individuals Journalists Judicial System Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right to a Fair Trial Vladimir Kara-Murza
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31 March 2023 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV On 31 March the trial started as planned at 11 am, which is surprising since until now all sessions started late. The…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: ‘Nazi’ Nemtsov and the Magnitsky Act – the Trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 2, 2023
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Human Rights Defenders Individuals Journalists Judicial System Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right to a Fair Trial Vladimir Kara-Murza
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28 March 2023 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV Human rights activist and journalist Aleksandr Podrabinek reports on the trial of politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, specially for Vot Tak. The trial of…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: In search of Nazis

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 24, 2023
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defenders Individuals International Memorial Journalists Judicial System Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Nazism Oleg Orlov World War II
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22 March 2023 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV On 21 March in the early hours of the morning officers from the Investigative Committee and ‘Centre-E’ [anti-extremism police] searched the Moscow…

Rights in Russia interview – with leading Russian human rights lawyer, Karinna Moskalenko

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 13, 2023
Post category:Human Rights Lawyers International Law Judicial System Karinna Moskalenko Karinna Moskalenko interview Lawyers Mary Page Rights in Russia Interview Ukraine War
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Mary Page talks with leading Russian human rights lawyer, Karinna Moskalenko. In 2001 she won the first ever case against the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights…

Read more about the article Leonid Nikitinsky: According to Doctor of Law Bastrykin, 6-7 years’ imprisonment for a post on social networks is just the thing.

Leonid Nikitinsky: According to Doctor of Law Bastrykin, 6-7 years’ imprisonment for a post on social networks is just the thing.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 23, 2023
Post category:Aleksandr Bastrykin Freedom of Expression Individuals Investigative Committee Journalists Judicial System Leonid Nikitinsky Novaya gazeta Ukraine War
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20 February 2023 All Quiet on the Western Front: Bastrykin's interview on the eve of the presidential address tackles purely propaganda issues, not legal ones by Leonid Nikitinsky Source: Novaya…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: Decline into Stalinism

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 22, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Human Rights Defenders Individuals Journalists Judicial System Military Ukraine Vot-Tak.TV War
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19 December 2022 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV In his column for Vot-Tak, Russian journalist and human rights activist Aleksandr Podrabinek discusses the breakdown of the judicial system in the…

“People are running away from you, Mr. President. Have you really not noticed?” Ilya Yashin’s final word in court.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 7, 2022
Post category:Freedom of Expression Ilya Yashin Judicial System Novaya gazeta Politically Motivated Prosecutions Politicians Putin Putinism Ukraine War
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Ilya Yashin By David Krikheli (Wikipedia) 5 December 2022 Ilya Yashin's final word in court at his trial for 'discrediting the Russian military.' Prosecutors have asked for him to be…

Read more about the article ‘Knowledge of the law is no help here, for such is the “law”’ – Leonid Nikitinsky on how ‘foreign agent’ lawyers operate in Russia

‘Knowledge of the law is no help here, for such is the “law”’ – Leonid Nikitinsky on how ‘foreign agent’ lawyers operate in Russia

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 7, 2022
Post category:Foreign Agent Law Human Rights Lawyers Individuals Journalists Judicial System Leonid Nikitinsky
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29 November 2022 by Leonid Nikitinsky, journalist, PhD in law, and Moscow Helsinki Group prize winner Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Novaya Gazeta. Europe] Ahead of the 1 December entry…

Attempt to reverse liquidation of Memorial unsuccessful [Kommersant]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 17, 2022
Post category:Foreign Agent Law Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial International Memorial Judicial System Kommersant Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners. Memorial Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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9 November 2022 by Aleksei Sviridov & Maria Starikova Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Коммерсантъ] For the third time, Memorial Human Rights Centre failed in its appeal against the earlier…