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Articles with tag "activism"

Moscow Activist Kotov Detained for Allegedly Donating to Navalny’s ‘Extremist’ Groups

Konstantin Kotov was arrested during the 2019 Moscow election protests and ended up serving 18 months for “multiple breaches” of Russian protest laws...

Turkish Court Acquits Man Suspected of Murdering Russian Feminist Activist

Mohammad Nizar Arnabeh was arrested in September after Yemelyanova was found dead in their shared apartment in eastern Turkey.
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Memorial Designates Bashkir Activist Alsynov ‘Political Prisoner’

Memorial described the case against Fail Alsynov as “blatant political prosecution,” adding that he enjoys “the strong backing from the public.”...
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‘There Will Be No Beautiful Russia of the Future Unless We Take Responsibility’: Activist Anastasia Shevchenko

The exiled civil activist sees it as her mission to speak to Russians across the political spectrum and win over as many minds as she can.
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Russia Seeks Arrest of Exiled Prisoners’ Rights Activist Osechkin

Gulagu.net founder Vladimir Osechkin is accused of justifying terrorism and calling for terrorist attacks online.
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Russia Charges Crimean Tatar Activist Over Facebook Posts

Russia’s anti-extremism task force reportedly searched the home of Lutfiye Zudiyeva and seized her and her children’s personal electronic devices.
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Political Persecution Under Putin Highest Since Stalin Era – Proekt

Between 2018 and 2023, Russian courts fined 105,000 people for making public statements or attending protests.
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Russia Adds Leftist Activist Udaltsov to ‘Extremists and Terrorists’ List

Sergei Udaltsov was placed in pre-trial detention last month on accusations of justifying terrorism in social media posts.
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Russian Police Detain Allies of Bashkir Activist Awaiting Court Sentence – Reports

Amid the reported detentions, the authorities added activist Fayil Alsynov to a registry of “extremists and terrorists.”
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Russia Charges Leftist Activist Udaltsov With ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Activist Sergei Udaltsov wrote on social media early Wednesday that police were trying to break into his home.
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'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry

Beyond its traumatic impact on individuals, punitive psychiatry can be used to tarnish the reputation of environmental movements, experts say.
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Russia's ‘Extremist’ Ban Fuels LGBT Flight

The human rights group Equal PostOst said it has seen a sixfold increase in requests for emergency relocations since Moscow's LGBT ban.
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Russian Feminist Activist Killed in Turkey

Anastasia Yemelyanova hosted a show on YouTube where she campaigned against domestic violence.

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Moscow Mayor’s Urban Forest 'Improvement' Sparks Grassroots Resistance

Activists risk beatings, police detention and potential criminal charges as they fight an everyday battle to stop forest clearing in their communities...
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