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Articles with tag "Memorial"

opinion Memorial Human Rights Defense Center

Return Respect for the Rule of Law and Human Rights to International Politics

Reports indicate that peace talks are ignoring humanitarian issues, the welfare of political prisoners and international laws. That has to change.

Jailed Gulag Historian Yury Dmitriyev Sent to Punishment Cell, Rights Group Says

Memorial said Yury Dmitriyev was ordered to spend six days in an isolated punishment cell for “incorrectly carrying out morning exercises.”
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49 Russians Targeted in Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry – Memorial

The practice was so widespread during the Soviet period that one-fourth of dissidents accused of political crimes were declared “mentally ill.”
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'I Still Can't Imagine Life Outside Russia': Oleg Orlov on Prisoner Exchange and Rights Work in Exile

The veteran human rights defender was one of 16 prisoners freed by Russia on Aug. 1 in a historic exchange between Russia and the West.
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Pro-Kremlin Cossacks Disrupt Event in Memory of Stalin Terror Victims

At least 6,000 gulag prisoners were buried in mass graves at what is now the Sandarmokh memorial in the republic of Karelia.
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Moscow Court Upholds Prison Sentence of Dissident Oleg Orlov 

Speaking to journalists via video link to the court before the session, Orlov said: "I do not regret or repent anything.”
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‘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.
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Russia Upholds 'Foreign Agent' Status for Jailed Dissident Orlov

Oleg Orlov was designated a "foreign agent" ahead of his sentencing in February.
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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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Veteran Rights Activist Orlov Transferred Before Prison Sentence Begins

Oleg Orlov’s wife had requested that her husband not be transferred to a new detention facility until his sentence began due to his poor health.
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Concerns Grow for Jailed Veteran Rights Campaigner Orlov

The rights group Memorial said Oleg Orlov was losing his hearing and had become unwell due to "inhumane treatment."
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Jailed Human Rights Activist Orlov Offered to Fight in Ukraine

Memorial said Orlov was moved to a Moscow detention facility, where he was “almost immediately” offered to sign a military contract.
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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. 
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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.
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Russia Labels Veteran Rights Campaigner Orlov 'Foreign Agent'

Orlov's Memorial was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, months after Russian authorities outlawed the group.
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Political Prisoners in Russia Stage One-Day Solidarity Hunger Strike

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and other political prisoners called on those who support them to join the protest and refuse to eat.
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Russians Remember Stalin’s Victims Amid Crackdown on Dissent

Russians commemorated the victims of Stalinist terror on Sunday by taking part in the Returning the Names event.
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Russian Prosecutors Seek 3-Year Jail Term for Memorial Co-Chair

Orlov was fined 150,000 rubles earlier this month for publicly opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine under wartime censorship laws.
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opinion

'Russia Will Emerge From the Darkness': Memorial Co-Chair Orlov's Final Word in Court

Oleg Orlov, one of the only anti-war voices to have remained in Russia without being jailed, was fined Wednesday for his criticism of the invasion of Ukraine...
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Russian Court Fines Memorial Co-Chair for 'Discrediting' Army

Oleg Orlov said he would appeal the court's verdict, which he called "illegal" and "unjust." 
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