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Read more about the article ‘We ask the international community to support Zhenya and Svetlana.’ Press release on the prosecution of Evgeniya Berkovitch and Svetlana Petriichuk

‘We ask the international community to support Zhenya and Svetlana.’ Press release on the prosecution of Evgeniya Berkovitch and Svetlana Petriichuk

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 10, 2023
Post category:Artists Freedom of Expression Individuals Statements The Arts
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Eugenia Berkovitch and Svetlana Petriichuk 9 May 2023 by Nana Grinstein, Nika Parkhomovskaya and Yury Shekhvatov This press release is published in the original English On May 4, 2023, Russian…

Read more about the article Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: St. Petersburg artist Aleksandra Skochilenko is a political prisoner

Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: St. Petersburg artist Aleksandra Skochilenko is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:July 11, 2022
Post category:Aleksandra Skochilenko Artists Freedom of Expression Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Politically Motivated Prosecutions Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Ukraine War
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3 June 2022 The artist Aleksandra Skochilenko was remanded in custody on charges of disseminating ‘fake news’ about the Russian army after a performance protest in which she replaced price…

Yury Shevchuk: They’re making cannon fodder and subhumans of us [VoA]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:July 5, 2022
Post category:Artists Musicians Ukraine Voice of America War Yury Shevchuk
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29 June 2022 An interview with Yury Shevchuk by Danila Galperovich for the Russian service of Voice of America Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Голос Америки] Leader of the band…

Read more about the article Yury Shevchuk: We have to fight for peace, which means playing concerts for peace, and specifically in Russia. […] They need us more in Russia.

Yury Shevchuk: We have to fight for peace, which means playing concerts for peace, and specifically in Russia. […] They need us more in Russia.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:June 6, 2022
Post category:Artists Facebook Musicians The Arts Ukraine War Yury Shevchuk
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2 June 2022 Journalist Stanislav Kucher, who lives in the United States, published on his Facebook page a telephone conversation with the group DDT’s leader and Moscow Helsinki Group human…

Yury Shevchuk: ‘I am perfectly ready to give back my awards. But I am not prepared to give up my civic stance.’

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 21, 2022
Post category:Artists News.ru Ukraine War Yury Shevchuk
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14 March Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: News.ru] DDT leader Shevchuk spoke in an interview with News. ru about his readiness to give up his state awards because of…

Liya Akhedzhakova: Never before have we been asked to take ‘loyalty tests’, tests of human decency and commitment to Russia’s great culture

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 18, 2022
Post category:Artists Liya Akhedzhakova News.ru Ukraine War
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3 March 2022 by Viktoriya Kataeva for News.ru Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: News.ru] Liya Akhedzhakova, a People’s Artist of Russia and holder of a Moscow Helsinki Group prize…