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Threats, fear of persecution and desire to return. Why politicians, journalists and activists are leaving Russia

2022-02-01T17:01:29+01:001. February 2022|

Over 1.5 thousand activists and journalists left Russia in 2021 due to criminal and political persecution Threats, fear of persecution and desire to return. Why politicians, journalists and activists are leaving Russia In 2021, more than 1.5 thousand activists and journalists left Russia due to criminal and political persecution, researchers from the Free Russia Foundation* calculated. Those who were forced to leave the country told OVD-Info what the decision was

Astrakhan court sentenced 56-year-old Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison

2022-01-31T10:45:28+01:0031. January 2022|

Astrakhan court sentenced 56-year-old Jehovah's Witness to six years in prison A court in Astrakhan sentenced 56-year-old follower of Jehovah's Witnesses Anna Safronova to six years in a penal colony. She was found guilty of participating in an extremist community and financing its activities (part 2 of article 282.2 and part 1 of article 282.3), according to the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. Имя женщины приводится

Russia adds Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to ‘terrorist’ list

2022-01-25T17:16:41+01:0025. January 2022|

Alexei Navalny, the jailed top critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been put on a list of banned individuals. Russia adds Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 'terrorist' list The move puts Navalny and several of his allies on a par with extremist group "Islamic State." Russia on Tuesday put  Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny and a number of his allies, including a main aide, Lyubov Sobol, on a database of "terrorists and extremists."

Chechnya: Police kidnapped the wife of the ex-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Saidi Yangulbayev

2022-01-25T12:24:16+01:0024. January 2022|

  Police kidnapped the wife of the ex-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Saidi Yangulbayev On January 20, 2022, armed and masked men identifying themselves as Chechen law enforcement officials broke into the flat of the ex-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Saidi Yangulbayev and Zarema Musayeva in Nizhny Novgorod. They showed an order to bring the family to Chechnya as witnesses in a fraud case, after which

The European Union again called for the release of Alexei Navalny

2022-01-18T09:44:56+01:0018. January 2022|

After spending a year behind bars, the prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny posted a message on social media telling his followers: "Don't be afraid of anything." The European Union again called for the release of Alexei Navalny It's been a year since Alexei Navalny was arrested by authorities at Moscow International Airport and sentenced to two and a half years in a prison camp for allegedly violating parole conditions on fraud

ECHR awards 360,000-euro compensation to victims of terror act in Beslan

2022-01-12T14:21:16+01:0012. January 2022|

The European Court of Human Rights upheld the complaint filed by 39 victims of the seizure of a school in Beslan and awarded them compensation for non-pecuniary damage ECHR awards 360,000-euro compensation to victims of terror act in Beslan     The European Court of Human Rights upheld the complaint filed by 39 victims of the seizure of a school in Beslan and awarded them compensation for non-pecuniary damage. The

“An endless series of violence”

2022-01-04T16:16:29+01:004. January 2022|

This is banal extortion, blackmail, punishment for non-compliance with some requirements, coercion to testify, including false ones, against oneself or someone else. "An endless series of violence" Sergei Savelyev - in the recent past, a prisoner and personal assistant to one of the leaders of the Saratov OTB-1 - is now a world celebrity. He is interviewed by the world's largest publications, films are made about him, his photos are

Russia orders closure of human rights group Memorial

2021-12-29T15:41:08+01:0028. December 2021|

Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial International, one of the country's most prominent NGOs. Russia orders closure of human rights group Memorial Memorial society supporters and law enforcement officers faced off outside the Russian Supreme Court on Monday Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial International, one of the country's most prominent NGOs. The organization faced charges under the Russia's controversial NGO

The website of the human rights project “OVD-Info” is blocked in Russia

2021-12-25T12:37:06+01:0025. December 2021|

The decision to block the site was made by a court in the Moscow region. OVD-Info has not yet received a message from Roskomnadzor about the reasons for the blocking. The website of the human rights project "OVD-Info" is blocked in Russia The decision to block the site was made by a court in the Moscow region. OVD-Info has not yet received a message from Roskomnadzor about the reasons for

Trial of “Memorial” *: “The lack of marking of the foreign agent causes depression”

2021-12-24T13:41:57+01:0024. December 2021|

Trial of "Memorial" *: "The lack of marking of the foreign agent causes depression" At the trial on the liquidation of the human rights "Memorial" *, prosecutors insisted that human rights defenders were protecting terrorists, while the defense complained about "rubber law enforcement." On December 23, a trial began to liquidate the second legal entity of Memorial - no longer a historical society, but a human rights center. The prosecutor's

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