7 October 2021 Ilya Pershin was sentenced to three years in a low security penal colony on charges of using violence against a police officer at a protest rally on…
This week our guest on the podcast is Ernest Mezak, a well-known journalist, human rights activist and lawyer from the Republic of Komi in Russia. He represents victims of law…
Week-ending 17 September 2021 This week the European Court of Human Rights handed down three judgments in relation to Russia finding violations of Convention articles 5 (liberty and security), 8…
Week-ending 10 September 2021 Ilya Pershin. Photo by David Frenkel / Mediazona On 6 September 2021 a court in St. Petersburg sentenced artist Ilya Pershin to three years in a…
10 August 2021 Olga Bendas has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for assaulting a police officer by ‘striking the officer’s bulletproof jacket and helmet.’ Source: Memorial…
24 July 2021 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…
Week-ending 25 June 2021 Pussy Riot in 2021. Photo: Wikipedia On 23 June 2021 Aleksandr Sofeev, a member of Pussy Riot, was sentenced to 15 days in jail for 'minor…
Roman Kiselev 10 June 2021 by Roman Kiselev, human rights lawyer and head of legal programmes at the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group The problem of freedom of…
Week-ending 18 June 2021 This week, on 15 June 2021, the European Court of Human Rights handed down 16 judgments in relation to Russia, finding violations of Articles 2 (right…
Week-ending 11 June 2021 This week on 9 June the State Duma adopted in third reading a bill expanding the scope of legislation on 'undesirable' foreign organisations. Under the bill,…