Quotes of the Week
Week-ending 4 September 2026 “The rate of enforced disappearances of journalists is increasing around the world. While there are currently at least 46 victims, there have been more than 100…
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Week-ending 5 June 2026 “Russian schools are being converted from temples of knowledge into factories of compliance. It is the Russian state itself which defines what children must learn about…
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Week-ending 29 May 2026 'Similar to the long-standing ban by neighboring Belarus on issuing its nationals passports and other essential documents at Belarusian consulates overseas, the new Russian draft law also includes…
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Week-ending 22 May 2026 “The Russian authorities have not presented credible evidence that Ivan Safronov committed high treason. They conducted an unfair trial behind closed doors and issued a chilling…
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Week-ending 15 May 2026 'Azat Miftakhov has been imprisoned since 2019 on charges widely seen as politically motivated. In April 2026, after transfer to an Arctic penal colony, Azat Miftakhov…
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Week-ending 1 May 2026 “When in November 2023 the Supreme Court banned the non-existent ‘international LGBT movement’ as ‘extremist,’ it was clear that the authorities would not stop there. The…
Quotes of the Week. ‘I am appalled by the Russian authorities’ designation of Memorial as an “extremist” organisation’ – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk
Week-ending 10 April 2026 'I am appalled by the Russian authorities’ designation of Memorial, one of the oldest and most prominent human rights organisations in the country, as an “extremist”…
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Week-ending 27 March 2026 'As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, sustained international efforts are critical to ensure accountability for grave abuses. New findings by the United…
Quotes of the Week. ‘Artyom Kamardin, Yegor Shtovba and Nikolai Dayneko are prisoners of conscience’ – Amnesty International
Week-ending 20 March 2026 'What crime have these men committed? Reading poetry in public cannot threaten national security, nor did their poems express prohibited forms of hatred or contain calls…
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Week-ending 20 February 2026 “The accounts collected by RSF depict the extreme working conditions journalists face every day in Ukraine, where they are confronted with attacks that are just as…
