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Rights Groups Urge Russians to Wake Up to Syria Abuses

The report is the first into the Syrian conflict by Russian campaigners and seeks to shed light on victims of Russia's military actions.

Reports of Major Abuses by Russian Mercenaries in C. Africa – UN Experts

The alleged abuses include mass summary executions, arbitrary detentions and torture.

EU Approves Sanctions Over Russia, China, Myanmar Abuses

Diplomats said the fresh sanctions on Russia will target individuals behind human rights abuses in the republic of Chechnya.

international condemnation

Countries Slam Russia at UN Over Navalny Case

The historic statement marks the first joint intervention before the United Nations Human Rights Council targeting Russia.

Ukraine Takes Russia to Europe Rights Court Over 'Targeted Assassinations'

The case accuses Russia of carrying out "state-authorized" assassinations "outside a situation of armed conflict."

rights violations

Kiev Case vs. Moscow on Crimea 'Partly Admissible' – Europe Court

The European Court of Human Rights added that it was not ruling on whether the annexation of Crimea itself was illegal.

lengthy sentences

Russia Imprisons 3 Crimean Tatars for Extremism, Plotting to ‘Seize Power’

The Memorial human rights group has recognized the defendants as political prisoners.

Putin Backs Russian Human Rights Court Proposal

Russia creating its own human rights court is seen as a response to ECHR.

opinion Vladimir Slivyak

An Epidemic of Foreign Agents

The proposed new law on 'foreign agents' gives carte blanche to law enforcement officials who subscribe to conspiracy theories.

revoked residence

U.S. Rights Activist Faces Expulsion From Russia

Vanessa Kogan linked the expulsion to her efforts to defend the rights of Russian citizens.

Rights Court Faults Russia Over Physicist's Spying Conviction

Valentin Danilov's case has revived fears of the Soviet-era terror and the authorities' paranoid hunts for traitors among academics.

returning the names

Stalin Victims Commemoration Moves Online Due to Coronavirus

Every Oct. 29, people gather at the former KGB headquarters to read the names, ages and professions of those who died in Stalin’s purges.

seat at the table

Russia Returns to UN Human Rights Council After 4-year Absence

“We are back and ready for constructive cooperative work,” the Russian mission to the UN announced.

Call for change

Russian Activists Demand End to Intimidation at Funeral of Journalist Who Set Herself on Fire

Irina Slavina’s last social media post told her followers to “blame the Russian Federation” for her death.

opinion Rachel Denber

A Delicate Legal Case, But Echoes of a Smear Campaign

The nature and timings of the child sexual abuse charges against Yuri Dmitriyev indicate that the case was spurious and politically motivated.

Prominent Gulag Historian's 3.5-Year Prison Sentence Lengthened to 13 Years

Human rights advocates have condemned the move by Karelia’s Supreme Court.

Veteran Russian Human Rights Leader Yury Orlov Dies at 96

Orlov founded the Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia's oldest human rights organization, with other Soviet dissidents in 1976.

'new greatness' case

Court Jails Young Russians for 'Plotting to Overthrow Putin'

The activists' case has sparked protests and allegations of police overreach.

'brave new world'

Russia to Keep Mass Surveillance After Coronavirus, Activists Say

“The authorities don’t even need to declare an emergency” to limit citizens' rights with surveillance, the Agora human rights group said.

Russia Seeks Hefty Jail Terms For Activists in 'New Greatness' Case

Investigators say the group were plotting to overthrow the Russian government. Critics say the prosecution is politically motivated.

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