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Articles with tag "Human rights"
opinion
Leonid Gozman
Russian Political Prisoners Are Heroes, Even if the World Doesn’t Know Their Name
The Kremlin does not punish citizens out of a desire for revenge. They act to inspire fear. You only need to scare a few people to subdue the population...
Urgent appeal
Nobel Winner Muratov Calls on Foreign Leaders to Exchange Russian Political Prisoners
“Let’s exchange Russian [political] prisoners for supporters of Russkiy mir held in Ukrainian prisons. This must be done urgently because the time...
1 Min read
memorial co-founder
‘Human Rights Defender, Artist, Political Prisoner’: Exhibition Honors Jailed Russian Activist Orlov
Oleg Orlov, 71, is serving a two-and-a-half-year prison term for criticizing the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
2 Min read
donation drive
Russian Exiled Media Raise Funds for Political Prisoners
Major Russian independent media outlets like Meduza, TV Rain and Mediazona ran Wednesday's telethon, which was live-streamed on YouTube.
2 Min read
opinion
Ella Skybenko
Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Threaten Green Transition
Companies operating in these countries need to ensure their supply chains are free from issues so the green transition is truly equitable.
4 Min read
suspected torture
Chechen Man’s Death in Police Custody a ‘Suicide,’ Human Rights Official Says
Previous unconfirmed reports claimed Askhab Uspanov was detained after the Crocus City Hall attack and tortured to death.
2 Min read
opinion
Olga Abramenko
Russia’s Terrorism Laws Target Everyone But the Real Threat
Russian authorities see terrorism and extremism where they do not exist, applying sanctions selectively.
6 Min read
feared dead
Russia Opens Criminal Probe Into Disappearance of Young Chechen Woman
Seda Suleimanova fled Chechnya in October 2022 after relatives threatened to kill her for refusing an arranged marriage.
2 Min read
rule of law
Russian Rights Chief Says Torturing Concert Attack Suspects ‘Inadmissible’
Unverified graphic footage of the suspects’ interrogations published on social media led some observers to conclude that the men were tortured by law...
2 Min read
kaluga region
Russia Fines Migrant Rights Activist Over ‘Fictitious Registrations’
Tatiana Kotlyer is said to have registered more than 10,500 foreigners at her home address since 2009.
1 Min read
opinion
Lana Estemirova
Russia Imprisoned My Friend Oleg Orlov For Telling It Like It Is
He could have left the country, and many insisted he should have done. But that’s not his style. Oleg has always been a rebel with a cause.
6 Min read
Feature
All Roads Lead to Chechnya: How Chechen Authorities Return Escapees With Impunity
Chechens attempting to escape persecution in their home region face an increasingly perilous situation, activists say.
5 Min read
Feature
‘I Believe in a Better Future’: Rights Veteran Oleg Orlov on His 2.5-Year Sentence for Opposing Ukraine War
The co-chair of Memorial was fined in October for “discrediting” the army. But prosecutors requested his fine be converted to real jail time.
4 Min read
Feature
Young Chechen Woman Likely Murdered in 'Honor Killing,' Rights Activists Say
Seda Suleimanova fled Chechnya after relatives threatened to kill her for refusing an arranged marriage. She was then forcibly returned home.
4 Min read
fresh arrests
Belarus Detains 24 People Across Country – Rights Group
The arrests came ahead of a planned meeting between Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week.
2 Min read
'share of responsibility'
Amnesty International Urges Europe to End North Caucasus Expulsions
The call comes as France pushes to expel Russian nationals who killed two French teachers in recent years.
2 Min read
opinion
Ada Blakewell
Conversion Therapy Is a Symptom of Russia’s Crisis. I Know, I Survived It
As conversion therapy seeks to bend people into a required shape, Russia is trying to strip a sovereign nation of its right to self-determination.
5 Min read
MILITARY SPY MANIA
Russia’s 2023 Treason Cases Hit Record High – NGO
The courts have reportedly handed down 37 verdicts out of 70 cases, all of them guilty.
2 Min read
opinion
Dan Storyev
Defending Human Rights in Russia Feels Hopeless. But I Still Do It
I know I have no other choice. I want to see a Russia that is at peace with itself and its neighbors, a Russia that is prosperous and free.
5 Min read
lack of clarity
‘No One Knows Anything’: St. Petersburg’s Queer Community Grapples With ‘Extremist’ LGBT Ban
In one of the country’s most LGBT-tolerant cities, the queer community has been thrown into unprecedented uncertainty and fear.
5 Min read
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