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Aleksandr Cherkasov: The defeat of the Putin regime is necessary for Russia itself

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:August 28, 2023
Post category:10 Questions Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Human Rights Defenders Individuals International Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre
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Photo: Nikita Mouraviev 31 July 2023 Danila Galperovich interviews Aleksandr Cherkasov Source: Voice of America The former head of Memorial Human Rights Centre that was closed down by the Russian…

This time, though, we are leaving something else—a piece from our (now seized) office with the Memorial logo.

Katyn: April 2023

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:May 15, 2023
Post category:Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial International Memorial Katyn Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Perm Perm Centre for Historical Memory Perm Centre of Historical Memory Perm Memorial Putinism Rights Groups in Russia Stalinism
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11 May 2023 Source: Perm Centre for Historical Memory Every April we try to go to the Katyn memorial complex in Smolensk Oblast to remember the Polish prisoners of war…

Read more about the article ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Nasrulla Seidaliev, convicted on charges of involvement in the Crimean Tatar Chelebidzhikhan battalion, is a political prisoner

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Nasrulla Seidaliev, convicted on charges of involvement in the Crimean Tatar Chelebidzhikhan battalion, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 18, 2023
Post category:Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right to a Fair Trial Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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3 February 2023 Nasrulla Seidaliev delivered humanitarian aid to refugees, but he was accused of supplying provisions to members of armed groups and sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment Source: Political…

Read more about the article ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Two Crimean Tatars (Timur Yalkabov and Lenur Seidametov), convicted on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, are political prisoners

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Two Crimean Tatars (Timur Yalkabov and Lenur Seidametov), convicted on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, are political prisoners

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 18, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Hizb ut-Tahrir Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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1 February 2023 Timur Yalkabov was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment and Lenur Seidametov to 13 years’ imprisonment Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ a human rights project, in…

Aleksandr Podrabinek: In search of Nazis

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 24, 2023
Post category:Aleksandr Podrabinek Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defenders Individuals International Memorial Journalists Judicial System Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Nazism Oleg Orlov World War II
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22 March 2023 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV On 21 March in the early hours of the morning officers from the Investigative Committee and ‘Centre-E’ [anti-extremism police] searched the Moscow…

Read more about the article ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Crimean resident Marlen Mustafaev, convicted of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Crimean resident Marlen Mustafaev, convicted of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 20, 2023
Post category:Crimea Crimean Tatars Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Hizb ut-Tahrir Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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22 December 2022 Marlen Mustafaev has been sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ in accordance with international standards, considers Crimean…

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Moscow activist Mikhail Kriger is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 20, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Mikhail Kriger Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Politically Motivated Prosecutions Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Ukraine War
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8 December 2022 Mikhail Kriger is accused of justifying terrorism in an online post from two years ago. Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’ considers…

Read more about the article Aleksandr Cherkasov: ‘Life in Search of Meaning: Enlightening Hearts.’ Speech at the Global Peace Photo Award ceremony on 14 November 2022 at the Austrian Parliament

Aleksandr Cherkasov: ‘Life in Search of Meaning: Enlightening Hearts.’ Speech at the Global Peace Photo Award ceremony on 14 November 2022 at the Austrian Parliament

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 2, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Cherkasov Global Peace Photo Award Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Human Rights Defenders International Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners. Memorial Putin Putinism Russian Empire Russian Federation Soviet Union Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Ukraine Vladimir Putin War
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Photo: Nikita Mouraviev 2 December 2022 by Aleksandr Cherkasov Speech delivered at the Global Peace Photo Award ceremony on 14 November 2022 at the Austrian Parliament Good evening. And thank…

Read more about the article ‘Dovlatov’s phrase about “four million denunciations” is a dangerous falsehood.’ Aleksandr Cherkasov on repressions, the Nobel Prize and the state of human rights advocacy [Bumaga]

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‘Dovlatov’s phrase about “four million denunciations” is a dangerous falsehood.’ Aleksandr Cherkasov on repressions, the Nobel Prize and the state of human rights advocacy [Bumaga]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 29, 2022
Post category:Aleksandr Cherkasov Bumaga Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Human Rights Defenders International Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Putin Putinism Ukraine Vladimir Putin War
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Photo: Nikita Mouraviev/ Facebook 21 November 2022 by Aleksandr Cherkasov Source: Bumaga This year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to human rights activists: the chair of the Belarusian movement Viasna,…

Attempt to reverse liquidation of Memorial unsuccessful [Kommersant]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:November 17, 2022
Post category:Foreign Agent Law Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial International Memorial Judicial System Kommersant Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners. Memorial Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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9 November 2022 by Aleksei Sviridov & Maria Starikova Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Коммерсантъ] For the third time, Memorial Human Rights Centre failed in its appeal against the earlier…