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Aleksandr Cherkasov: The defeat of the Putin regime is necessary for Russia itself

Photo: Nikita Mouraviev 31 July 2023 Danila Galperovich interviews Aleksandr Cherkasov Source: Voice of America The former head of Memorial Human Rights Centre that was closed down by the Russian…

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Rights in Russia interview – with Nataliya Sekretareva, head of the legal team at Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre

Mary Page talks with Nataliya Sekretareva, a Russian human rights lawyer who works as head of the legal team at the Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre. Before that, Nataliya worked…

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Ilze Jermacane on Remembrance Day for Victims of the Communist Genocide in Latvia

14 June 2023 Source: Memorial Society  When I was small, maybe eight or nine, I saw a movie, Long Road in the Dunes, and just couldn’t understand why the main…

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‘More than likely, a major criminal case is in the works.’ Vera Chelishcheva reports on how the security services routed Perm Memorial

6 June 2023 How the security forces routed Perm Memorial and are sending its associates under the steam roller by Vera Chelishcheva, special to Novaya Gazeta Evropa Source: Novaya gazeta…

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Statement by International Memorial Association in Support of Oleg Orlov

7 June 2023 Source: Memorial Society [Facebook] On 8 June, the trial will begin against our comrade, co-chair of the Memorial Centre for the Defence of Human Rights and board…

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Lana Estemirova on the criminal prosecution of Oleg Orlov: “I’m asking you to sign the petition in support of Oleg Petrovich”

6 June 2023 Source: Memorial Society [Facebook] Lana Estemirova, the daughter of Natalya Estemirova, a human rights activist and associate of the Memorial Human Rights Centre who was murdered in…

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Statement on the searches of civil activists in Perm 

20 May 2023 Source: Perm Centre for Historical Memory On 19 May 2023, law enforcement officials came to the apartments of our esteemed colleagues: Nadezhda Agisheva, Tatyana Margolina, Svetlana Makovetskaya,…

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Declaration of the International Memorial Association

16 May 2023 Declaration of the International Memorial Association Source: International Memorial Association The International Memorial Society was disbanded by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on 28 February…

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‘A complete fabrication’: former head of Perm Memorial comments on the criminal case regarding removal of archives

19 May 2023 By Veronika Svizeva Source: Perm Centre for Historical Memory Robert Latypov commented on the FSB information. Photo: archive 59.RU, Sergei Fedoseev On 19 May, FSB officers conducted…

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

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:…

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