Semyon Simonov

Read more about the article Semyon Simonov: The current government wants to have total control over all civic activity in the region.

Semyon Simonov: The current government wants to have total control over all civic activity in the region.

13 July 2021 Andrei Krasno of Kavkaz.Realii in conversation with Semyon Simonov Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Кавказ.Реалии] On 12 July the magistrate of the 101st section of Central District…

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Read more about the article Legal Case of the Week: Human rights defender Semyon Simonov convicted and sentenced to 250 hours of community service under the ‘foreign agent’ law.

Legal Case of the Week: Human rights defender Semyon Simonov convicted and sentenced to 250 hours of community service under the ‘foreign agent’ law.

Week-ending 16 July 2021 On 12 July 2021 human rights defender Semyon Simonov was convicted by a court in Sochi under the 'foreign agent' law for an unpaid fine imposed…

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Read more about the article Memorial Human Rights Centre: The prosecution of Sochi human rights activist Semyon Simonov is unlawful and politically motivated

Memorial Human Rights Centre: The prosecution of Sochi human rights activist Semyon Simonov is unlawful and politically motivated

25 September 2020 Semyon Simonov is being prosecuted for the failure of Southern Human Rights Centre, an NGO he heads, to pay a fine for not registering as a ‘foreign…

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