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Read more about the article Quote for the Week: ‘Refusal to transfer the case for consideration in the session of the court of cassation’ – Russian Supreme Court rejecting an appeal by human rights activist Yury Dmitriev

Quote for the Week: ‘Refusal to transfer the case for consideration in the session of the court of cassation’ – Russian Supreme Court rejecting an appeal by human rights activist Yury Dmitriev

Week-ending 15 October 2021 Yury Dmitriev On 13 October 2021 the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation refused to hear an appeal by human rights activist and historian of the…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: ‘Refusal to transfer the case for consideration in the session of the court of cassation’ – Russian Supreme Court rejecting an appeal by human rights activist Yury Dmitriev
Read more about the article Quote for the Week: “Despite the killings and threats, editor-in-chief Muratov has refused to abandon the newspaper’s independent policy” – The Nobel Peace Prize Committee

Quote for the Week: “Despite the killings and threats, editor-in-chief Muratov has refused to abandon the newspaper’s independent policy” – The Nobel Peace Prize Committee

Week-ending 8 October 2021 "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: “Despite the killings and threats, editor-in-chief Muratov has refused to abandon the newspaper’s independent policy” – The Nobel Peace Prize Committee
Read more about the article Quote for the Week: “Russian authorities have used the laws on ‘foreign agents’ and ‘undesirable organizations’ and anti-extremism legislation to demonize and stifle independent groups and media” – Joint Statement by HRH, AI, HRW, FIDH

Quote for the Week: “Russian authorities have used the laws on ‘foreign agents’ and ‘undesirable organizations’ and anti-extremism legislation to demonize and stifle independent groups and media” – Joint Statement by HRH, AI, HRW, FIDH

Week-ending 1 October 2021 In today’s Russia, one can be held for months in pre-trial detention simply for providing space in a café for a public event, spend two years…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: “Russian authorities have used the laws on ‘foreign agents’ and ‘undesirable organizations’ and anti-extremism legislation to demonize and stifle independent groups and media” – Joint Statement by HRH, AI, HRW, FIDH
Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Amnesty International: ‘These relentless attacks on human rights in Russia demand urgent action.’

Quote for the Week. Amnesty International: ‘These relentless attacks on human rights in Russia demand urgent action.’

Week-ending 24 September 2021 “These relentless attacks on human rights in Russia demand urgent action. There must be comprehensive reforms of the country’s legislation to meet its obligations to respect,…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Amnesty International: ‘These relentless attacks on human rights in Russia demand urgent action.’
Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Amnesty International: “That is the second instance of Aleksandr Gabyshev facing punitive psychiatry.”

Quote for the Week. Amnesty International: “That is the second instance of Aleksandr Gabyshev facing punitive psychiatry.”

Week-ending 17 September 2021 "That is the second instance of Aleksandr Gabyshev facing punitive psychiatry, after he was arbitrarily placed in a psychiatric institution between 12 May and 22 July…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Amnesty International: “That is the second instance of Aleksandr Gabyshev facing punitive psychiatry.”
Read more about the article Quote for the Week: ‘This judgment exposes the impunity surrounding the murder of Natalia Estemirova and the cynical inaction of the Russian authorities’ – Denis Krivosheev, acting director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International
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Quote for the Week: ‘This judgment exposes the impunity surrounding the murder of Natalia Estemirova and the cynical inaction of the Russian authorities’ – Denis Krivosheev, acting director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International

Week-ending 3 September 2021 Natalia Estemirova [source: Amnesty International] “This judgment exposes the impunity surrounding the murder of Natalia Estemirova and the cynical inaction of the Russian authorities. In the…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: ‘This judgment exposes the impunity surrounding the murder of Natalia Estemirova and the cynical inaction of the Russian authorities’ – Denis Krivosheev, acting director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International
Read more about the article Quote for the Week. Halya Coynash: “There are strong grounds for linking the persecution of Dmitriev with attempts by the current Russian regime to whitewash the darkest pages of Soviet history.” 

Quote for the Week. Halya Coynash: “There are strong grounds for linking the persecution of Dmitriev with attempts by the current Russian regime to whitewash the darkest pages of Soviet history.” 

Week-ending 30 July 2021 Yury Dmitriev "It is thanks to Dmitriev and his Memorial colleagues that thousands of Ukrainians, Russians and representatives of other nationalities have learned the fate of…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week. Halya Coynash: “There are strong grounds for linking the persecution of Dmitriev with attempts by the current Russian regime to whitewash the darkest pages of Soviet history.” 
Read more about the article Quote for the Week: ‘Amnesty International will continue demanding Alekei Navalny’s immediate and unconditional release and justice for him and other victims of politically motivated persecutions in Russia’ – Amnesty International

Quote for the Week: ‘Amnesty International will continue demanding Alekei Navalny’s immediate and unconditional release and justice for him and other victims of politically motivated persecutions in Russia’ – Amnesty International

Week-ending 23 July 2021 'Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s life is no longer at immediate risk as he started receiving the medical care he required on 23 April. Russian authorities…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: ‘Amnesty International will continue demanding Alekei Navalny’s immediate and unconditional release and justice for him and other victims of politically motivated persecutions in Russia’ – Amnesty International
Read more about the article Quote for the Week: “Amnesty International is calling on the Russian authorities to stop criminal prosecution of Ernest Mezak as it is unfounded” – Amnesty International

Quote for the Week: “Amnesty International is calling on the Russian authorities to stop criminal prosecution of Ernest Mezak as it is unfounded” – Amnesty International

Week-ending 16 July 2021 'Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the criminal prosecution of Ernest Mezak, a prominent human rights defender from Syktyvkar, Republic of Komi. On 25 June, investigators…

Continue ReadingQuote for the Week: “Amnesty International is calling on the Russian authorities to stop criminal prosecution of Ernest Mezak as it is unfounded” – Amnesty International
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