Press releases, weekly bulletins and other publications by human rights organisations in Russia
12 October 2020 Mikhail Iosilevich is being prosecuted solely because opposition events were held on a property owned by him. The journalist Irina Slavina, who was driven to suicide, was…
Continue Reading Memorial Human Rights Centre: The prosecution of Nizhny Novgorod opposition activist Mikhail Iosilevich for involvement with an ‘undesirable organisation’ is politically motivated and unlawful 13 October 2020 Sergei Lavrov was sentenced to five years in a penal colony and compulsory psychiatric treatment under a ‘terrorist’ article of the Russian Criminal Code, although his entire…
Continue Reading Memorial Human Rights Centre: Kursk resident Sergei Lavrov, convicted of justifying terrorism on VKontakte, is a political prisoner 24 October 2020 Hi, this is Ksyusha Ufimtseva. I’m the new editor of the Team 29 website. Nice meet you! Today, I’m going to tell you about developments here over…
Continue Reading Team 29: New website and news of a closed trial 24 October 2020 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…
Continue Reading OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 176: Pepper-spray for the FSB, or what do you need ID for? 7 October 2020 Karina Tsurkan is charged with spying for Moldova, but her guilt has not been proved and the investigation has been conducted with gross violations of the law.…
Continue Reading Memorial Human Rights Centre: Karina Tsurkan, a former senior manager at Inter RAO, is a political prisoner 28 September 2020 We demand the release of Bagavudin Omarov and an end to the prosecution of alleged supporters of At-Takfir wal-Hijra for offences under anti-extremist articles of the Russian…
Continue Reading Memorial Human Rights Centre: Bagavudin Omarov, a Muslim from Dagestan charged with organising a cell of the banned At-Takfir wal-Hijra, is a political prisoner 8 July 2020 Memorial has published a report reviewing the use of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code. Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre Our report analyses in detail the…
Continue Reading Memorial Human Rights Centre: How do the authorities use Article 205.4 on terrorist groups against political activists? 17 October 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive the mailing…
Continue Reading OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 175: Students of Russia! The prosecutor is looking for you. 6 October 2020 By the Union of Journalists and Mass Media Workers Source: Union of Journalists and Media Workers On Friday, 2 October, the journalist Irina Slavina set fire to…
Continue Reading Open Letter by Journalists: “We demand an immediate investigation of the self-immolation of Irina Slavina and that those responsible for driving her to suicide be punished.” 10 October 2020 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive the mailing…
Continue Reading OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 174: “Why did you sleep with the black guy?” and other absurd fights against extremism. 
