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Articles with tag "Civil Society"
opinion
David Kankia
Russia Wants to Stamp Out Free Election Monitoring. It Won't Work
Russians will continue to monitor the integrity of their country’s elections, regardless of the government stifling organizations who support their efforts...
civil society
Russian Election Watchdog Chief Charged With Running ‘Undesirable’ Group
Law enforcement carried out searches at the homes of Golos co-chairman Grigory Melkonyants and 14 of his colleagues across Russia.
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civil society
Russia Declares Polish-Based Anti-War Group ‘Undesirable’
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office claimed the group has links to volunteer battalions within the Ukrainian armed forces.
1 Min read
Human Rights Crackdown
Russian Anti-Torture NGO Raided by Authorities for Third Time in a Month
Authorities in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar raided the office of The Crew Against Torture on Thursday.
1 Min read
‘undermining’ the government
Russia Bans EU-Russia Civil Society Forum as ‘Undesirable’ Org
The EU-RUSSIA CSF was created to foster cooperation between Russian and European NGOs.
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In depth
'Final Nail in the Coffin': Activists Lament Moscow Helsinki Group Closure
Russian and international human rights activists on Thursday condemned the dissolution of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), Russia's oldest independent...
Moscow Helsinki group
Court Orders Closure of Russia's Oldest Human Rights Group
A court in the Russian capital ordered the closure of the Moscow Helsinki Group, one of Russia’s most prominent and respected human rights...
Movement 42
Leading Russian Environmental Group Closes After Being Deemed ‘Foreign Agent’
The Russian environmental group Movement 42, based in Russia’s Arctic Arkhangelsk region, announced that it was ceasing its activities on Wednesday...
pilot scheme
Putin Names Swapped Convict Yaroshenko to Prison Oversight Spot
Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who spent more than a decade in a U.S. jail before being returned to Russia in a prisoner swap, was appointed a member...
opinion
Tatyana Margolin
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Gillian Kane
‘Traditional Values’ Unite Both Sides in a New Ideological Cold War
Republicans and global authoritarians around the world from different political, cultural and social contexts use alarmingly similar tactics.
CONSERVATIVE VALUES
Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements
Russia has launched a widespread crackdown on liberal and progressive movements in a bid to protect what it calls traditional family values.
opinion
Vladislav Inozemtsev for VTimes
The Kremlin Need Have No Fear of Mass Economic Protests
Many people are striving to do something to improve their financial situations, but few are willing to fight to change the system.
CRACKDOWN
Russian Election Activists Arrested at Conference
Anti-riot police detained United Democrats activists on terrorism charges.
‘IF HE BEATS YOU HE LOVES YOU’
Russia Faces Up to Its Dark Domestic Violence Problem
A rising chorus of outrage over high-profile domestic abuse cases signals a sea change in Russian society, but are lawmakers listening?
Free Speech Arena
Is a Sports Website Russia’s Most Vibrant Forum for Free Expression?
On Sports.ru, users discuss sports but they also spar over politics, economics, even identity.
Final Push
Trying to Maintain Momentum as Election Approaches, Moscow Protests Again
Police allowed several thousand people to march peacefully through central Moscow on Saturday afternoon.
round the clock
Summer of Discontent: Meet the People Working to Help Detained Russian Protesters
With 2,900 demonstrators arrested in Moscow alone this summer, activists have been working non-stop.
Khachaturyan sisters
Russia Sees Outpouring of Support for Sisters Who Killed Abusive Father
Thousands of supporters say the sisters are being failed by a Russian legal system that turns a blind eye to domestic abuse.
street survival
A Moscow Homeless Shelter Moved to Accommodate the World Cup – One Year Later It Has Not Returned
The support provided for those forced to live on the streets is sorely missed.
Khachaturyan sisters
Protesters Support Teenage Sisters Charged With Murder for Killing Abusive Father
The Khachaturyan sisters had suffered years of physical and sexual abuse and now face up to 20 years in prison.
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