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Statement by the Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders in Support of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 26, 2023
Post category:EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Rights Groups in Russia Statements Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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12 April 2023 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group On 11 April 2023, the Russian General Prosecutor’s Office declared the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum “undesirable” for Russia. We are outraged by this…

Journalists and human rights activists demand the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza [Spektr]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 11, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Individuals Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Politicians Right of Association Right to a Fair Trial Statements Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law Vladimir Kara-Murza
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10 April 2023 ‘What is in actual fact a life sentence, monstrous in its cruelty, for words he spoke against the war.’ Source: Spektr Journalists and human rights defenders have…

OVD-Info: UN calls on Russia to repeal laws on ‘foreign agents’, ‘fake news’, and discrediting the Army

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 8, 2022
Post category:Facial Recognition Foreign Agent Law Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression OVD-Info Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia UN Human Rights Committee Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law United Nations
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4 November 2022 Source: OVD-Info The UN Human Rights Committee (UN HRC) has published its concluding observations on the human rights situation in Russia, in which it called for the…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: One against the System. Vladimir Kara-Murza at the sharp end of the confrontation

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:October 14, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Dmitry Gudkov Freedom of Expression FSB Human Rights Defenders Ilya Ponomarev Investigative Committee Journalists Right of Association Treason Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law Vladimir Kara-Murza Vot-Tak.TV
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11 October 2022 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV War unleashes violence. Military personnel are allowed to kill with impunity, law enforcement officials are allowed to hand out punishments without regard…

Law of the Week: Igor Kalyapin fined under law on ‘undesirable foreign organisations’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 11, 2021
Post category:Igor Kalyapin Law of the Week Nizhny Novgorod Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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Week-ending 10 December 2021 On 1 December 2021, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court upheld an earlier decision by the Soviet district court in NIzhny Novgorod to find human rights defender Igor…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: Protesting on our knees. What should dissidents do?

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:October 25, 2021
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Foreign Agent Law Human Rights Defenders Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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16 October 2021 By Aleksandr Podrabinkek Source: Vot-Tak Besat TV Here’s what’s happened over the last few days. The government has felt the need to ban individuals who are involved…

Read more about the article In Nizhny Novgorod, a court fines Igor Kalyapin, head of the Committee Against Torture, for links with an ‘undesirable organisation’

In Nizhny Novgorod, a court fines Igor Kalyapin, head of the Committee Against Torture, for links with an ‘undesirable organisation’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:September 28, 2021
Post category:Committee Against Torture Human Rights Defenders Igor Kalyapin Nizhny Novgorod People in Need Polit.ru Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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Igor Kalyapin 17 September 2021 Source: Polit.ru A Nizhny Novgorod court has fined the head of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) Igor Kalyapin 10,000 roubles for 'participating in the activities…

Law of the Week: Igor Kalyapin fined under law on ‘undesirable foreign organisations’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:September 25, 2021
Post category:Committee Against Torture Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Igor Kalyapin Law of the Week Right of Association Scientology Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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Week-ending 24 September 2021 On 17 September 2021 a district court in Nizhny Novgorod convicted human rights defender Igor Kalyapin of 'participation in the activities of an undesirable organization' under…

Moscow PEN Centre and the Free Speech Association: Statement on the attack on free speech and the erosion of the foundations of the journalistic profession

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:July 30, 2021
Post category:Foreign Agent Law Freedom of Expression Moscow PEN Centre Rights Groups in Russia Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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17 July 2021 Source: Facebook Statement by the Moscow PEN Centre and the Free Speech Association The attack on free speech and the erosion of the foundations of the journalistic…

Genri Reznik: The forced self-liquidation of Team 29 is another blow to the human rights movement

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:July 28, 2021
Post category:Anna Stavitskaya Freedom of Expression Genri Reznik Human Rights Lawyers Ivan Pavlov Lawyers Maksim Olenichev Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Undesirable Foreign Organisations Law
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19 July 2021 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Фонтанка] The association of lawyers, lawyers and journalists known as Team 29 no longer exists. After the organisation's website was blocked, its…