News of the Week
Week-ending 21 November 2025 Russia’s War against Ukraine Kyiv has released a list of hundreds of artworks it alleges were stolen as Russian forces withdrew from Kherson, a city in…
Rights in Russia week-ending 27 November 2020
Our selection of human rights news from the past week. https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-47/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-47/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-47/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-47/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-47/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-47/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/21-november-2012/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/28-november-2020/ Other news from the past week: Victims of Political Repression International Federation…
Rights in Russia week-ending 20 November 2020
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-46/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-46/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-46/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-46/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-46/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-46/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/16-november-2009/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/20-november-1998/ Other news of the week includes: Aleksei Navalny The Guardian, Monday, 16 November 2020: Western security agencies believe the Kremlin intended to…
Rights in Russia week-ending 13 November 2020
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-45/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-45/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-45/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-45/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-45/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-45/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/7-november-1917/ Freedom of assembly RFE/RL, Monday, 9 November 2020: A court of appeals in Moscow has intervened to ease the terms of the three-year…
Rights in Russia week-ending 6 November 2020
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-44/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-44/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-44/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-44/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-44/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/31-october-1961/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/6-november-1991/ Other news this week: Freedom of expression Caucasian Knot, Thursday, 5 November 2020: Following the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and the MMA…
Rights in Russia week-ending 16 October 2020
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-41/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-41/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-41/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-41/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-41/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-41/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/cosgrove-41/ Other news: Right of assembly RFE/RL, Thursday, 15 October 2020: A court in Moscow has refused to look into a case brought by…
Rights in Russia week-ending 9 October 2020
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quote-for-the-week-40/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/person-of-the-week-40/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/legal-case-of-the-week-40/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/law-of-the-week-40/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/civil-society-organisation-of-the-week-40/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-of-the-week-40/ https://www.rightsinrussia.org/cosgrove-40/ Freedom of expression RFE/RL, Tuesday, 5 October 2020: A court in Moscow has refused to extend the probation period for Yegor Zhukov, a…
