Natalia Zviagina

Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina of Amnesty International on the raids against homes of Proekt Media journalists: “This is another brazen attack on independent media and freedom of expression in Russia.”

Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina of Amnesty International on the raids against homes of Proekt Media journalists: “This is another brazen attack on independent media and freedom of expression in Russia.”

Week-ending 2 July 2021 Photo: Facebook “The Russian authorities respond to reports of top-level corruption with impressive severity and lightning speed – except that they persecute those who expose it.…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina of Amnesty International on the raids against homes of Proekt Media journalists: “This is another brazen attack on independent media and freedom of expression in Russia.”
Read more about the article Quote for the Week: “The decision to keep Emir-Usein Kuku behind bars demonstrates the Russian state’s disdain for the rule of law and its international human rights obligations” – Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International

Quote for the Week: “The decision to keep Emir-Usein Kuku behind bars demonstrates the Russian state’s disdain for the rule of law and its international human rights obligations” – Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International

Week-ending 28 May 2021 Photo of Emir-Usein Kuku by Эртугрул Гази - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikipedia “The decision to keep Emir-Usein Kuku behind bars demonstrates the Russian…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: “The decision to keep Emir-Usein Kuku behind bars demonstrates the Russian state’s disdain for the rule of law and its international human rights obligations” – Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International
Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina, director of AI’s Moscow office: “We call on the Russian authorities to immediately drop all charges against Yulia Tsvetkova.”

Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina, director of AI’s Moscow office: “We call on the Russian authorities to immediately drop all charges against Yulia Tsvetkova.”

Week-ending 9 April 2021 “This absurdity has lasted almost a year and a half. A woman has been criminally charged with ‘producing pornography’ simply for drawing and publishing images of…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina, director of AI’s Moscow office: “We call on the Russian authorities to immediately drop all charges against Yulia Tsvetkova.”
Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina (Amnesty International): “Russian citizens must be able to exercise their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, on 31 January or whenever they choose – these are fundamental rights.”

Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina (Amnesty International): “Russian citizens must be able to exercise their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, on 31 January or whenever they choose – these are fundamental rights.”

Week-ending 29 January 2021 “The crackdown on dissent in Russia has become increasingly brutal – and desperate – even compared to vicious reprisals in recent years. The authorities appear shamelessly…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina (Amnesty International): “Russian citizens must be able to exercise their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, on 31 January or whenever they choose – these are fundamental rights.”
Read more about the article Natalia Zvyagina: Hyde Parks aren’t the only places for protests!

Natalia Zvyagina: Hyde Parks aren’t the only places for protests!

16 June 2020 Natalia Zvyagina, director of the Russian office of Amnesty International and Moscow Helsinki Group expert, on the right to peaceful assembly Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source:…

Continue ReadingNatalia Zvyagina: Hyde Parks aren’t the only places for protests!
Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina: ‘Konstantin Kotov is a prisoner of conscience, he must be acquitted and freed.’

Quote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina: ‘Konstantin Kotov is a prisoner of conscience, he must be acquitted and freed.’

Week-ending 24 April 2020 Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International Russia’s Director: 'This decision is a profound injustice. Konstantin Kotov has spent more than eight months behind bars simply for taking part…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Natalia Zviagina: ‘Konstantin Kotov is a prisoner of conscience, he must be acquitted and freed.’