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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 294: A year of full-scale war

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 27, 2023
Post category:News News of the Week OVD-Info Rights Groups in Russia
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25 February 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

Read more about the article ‘Memorial. Political Prisoners’: Muscovite Aleksandr Gedzhadze, convicted in Belarus of disorderly conduct, is a political prisoner

‘Memorial. Political Prisoners’: Muscovite Aleksandr Gedzhadze, convicted in Belarus of disorderly conduct, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Belarus Freedom of Assembly Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Right to a Fair Trial Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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21 November 2022 Aleksandr Gedzhadze, sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by a Belarusian court, will serve his sentence in Russia Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners.…

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Four Muslims from Kazan are political prisoners

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners Political Prisoners. Memorial Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial
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30 November 2022 Rail Abdrakhmanov, Vyacheslav Vankov, Lenar Mukhamadeev and Ilsur Galeev were sentenced to terms of imprisonment from 11 to 18 years for involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir Source: Political…

Read more about the article ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Aleksei Semenov, an environmental activist from Komi prosecuted for ‘repeatedly discrediting’ the army, is a political prisoner

‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Aleksei Semenov, an environmental activist from Komi prosecuted for ‘repeatedly discrediting’ the army, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Freedom of Expression Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial Memorial Memorial Human Rights Centre Political Prisoners. Memorial Rights Groups in Russia Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial Ukraine War
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14 November 2023 The case against Aleksei Semenov was initiated for anti-war posts he published on the VK social media platform Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political…

OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 293: Six years’ imprisonment for a post about Mariupol

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 20, 2023
Post category:News News of the Week OVD-Info Rights Groups in Russia
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18 February 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

Roskomnadzor blocks Moscow Helsinki Group website [RBK]

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 14, 2023
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group RBK Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Ukraine War
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8 February 2023 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: RBK] Access to the website of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), the recently liquidated human rights organization, has been restricted in…

Read more about the article Svetlana Astrakhantseva: The state is using legal instruments against us that were intended to help civil society and human rights organizations function, not shut them down

Svetlana Astrakhantseva: The state is using legal instruments against us that were intended to help civil society and human rights organizations function, not shut them down

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 13, 2023
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group Putin Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Spektr.Press Svetlana Astrakhantseva Ukraine Vladimir Putin War
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8 February 2023 Svetlana Astrakhantseva, member and acting director of the MHG [Moscow Helsinki Group] Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Spektr] The Russian government has blocked the website of the…

OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 292: Death in pre-trial detention

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 13, 2023
Post category:News News of the Week OVD-Info Rights Groups in Russia
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11 February 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 291: Twelve years’ imprisonment for a three-minute fire

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 5, 2023
Post category:News News of the Week OVD-Info Rights Groups in Russia
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4 February 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

Reactions to Moscow City Court Judge Mikhail Kazakov’s decision to dissolve the Moscow Helsinki Group

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:February 2, 2023
Post category:Moscow Helsinki Group Putin Putinism Right of Association Rights Groups in Russia Ukraine Vladimir Putin War
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1 Febuary 2023 Source: Moscow Helsinki Group Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: The Moscow city court’s decision to liquidate the Moscow Helsinki Group, the oldest and…