Press releases, weekly bulletins and other publications by human rights organisations in Russia
4 April 2020 Hi, Natasha Korchenkova During these challenging days and weeks, when whole countries are stuck in lockdown, it’s worth pointing out those who are now most vulnerable. That’s…
4 April 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Every Friday OVD-Info sends out a mailing with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…
28 March 2020 Hi! It’s Tanya Torocheshnikova We had a letter this week from Roskomnadzor asking us to delete one of our articles, as it had been found to, “contain…
28 March 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Every Friday OVD-Info sends out a mailing with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…
13 March 2020 Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre We believe Domnin was in the zone of military conflict for a short time, did not take a direct part in the…
21 March 2020 Hi, This is Natasha Korchenkova This week the world faced something unprecedented: widespread (self) isolation due to the spread of the Coronavirus. Countries are closing their borders…
21 March 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Every Friday OVD-Info sends out a mailing with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…
14 March 2020 Hi, this is Tanya Torochesnikova, Do you remember the game show ‘Fort Boyard’? If reading this in your head you hear the music from that game show,…
14 March 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Every Friday OVD-Info sends out a mailing with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…
7 March 2020 Hi. Natasha Korchenkova here. This week, everyone has been wondering what the text of the new Constitution means and, most importantly, how it will ultimately help one…