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Russia: Release of Sochi campaigner jailed on absurd charges long overdue

The long overdue release of a campaigner jailed after he protested against the devastating environmental impact of the Sochi Olympic…

November 10, 2015

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Russia: Crimean activists sentenced after ‘fatally flawed’ military trial

Hefty prison sentences of up to two decades handed down by a Russian military court against two Ukrainian activists today…

August 25, 2015

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Russia: Move to Outlaw Undesirable Foreign Organizations Suffocates Human Rights

A new move by the Russian Parliament to outlaw so-called undesirable organizations is yet another nail in the coffin for…

July 8, 2015

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Russia: Making troop deaths a secret ‘attacks freedom of expression’

A decree signed today by President Vladimir Putin making deaths of Russian forces “in peacetime” a state secret is yet…

May 28, 2015

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Violations of the Rights to Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association in Crimea

The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and…

March 18, 2015

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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Violent Attack on Pussy Riot Members Must Not Be Tolerated

The Russian authorities must promptly launch an independent and impartial investigation into an apparently unprovoked and premeditated attack in Nizhny…

March 6, 2014

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Russia: Hundreds More Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested Outside Bolotnaya Trial Sentencing

The apparently arbitrary arrest and detention of a further 234 peaceful protesters outside a Moscow court building today shows how…

February 24, 2014

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Russia's Guilty Verdict of Bolotnaya Defendants is "Injustice at Its Most Obvious"

Today's guilty verdict against defendants in the Bolotnaya Square protest trial is a hideous injustice.

February 21, 2014

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Amnesty International USA Responds to Today’s Arrests in Russia

Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins, responds to today’s arrests in Russia

February 18, 2014

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Russian Civil Society Activist Arrested Ahead of Start of Sochi Olympics

As the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics comes closer, harassment against civil society activists has intensified.

February 3, 2014

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Hundreds of Thousands Petition Putin to End of Repression in Russia

A handcuffed Russian ballerina braved the freezing weather in Moscow yesterday as Amnesty International activists delivered a petition of 330,000…

January 31, 2014