Repression
Murderer of Ingush Oppositionist Gets 2 Years House Arrest
In a new court decision handed down Tuesday, the murderer of Ingush oppositionst Magomed Yevloyev will now only have to spend two years under house arrest, as opposed time in a penal colony.
Mar 2, 2010 | Continued
Irkutsk Ecologists Harassed by Center “E” for Protesting
An organization of Russian ecologists protesting the reopening of a toxic paper mill say that they are being harassed by police from the notoriously brutal Center for Extremism Prevention.
Mar 1, 2010 | Continued
Rechnik: State Stole Documents to Legalize Homes
Embattled residents of the Moscow village of Rechnik are claiming that the government stole the documents necessary to legally register their houses, dozens of which have already been demolished per court order.
Feb 26, 2010 | Continued
Police Claim to Identify Estemirova’s Killer
Law enforcement agents are claiming that they have solved last summer’s scandalous murder of human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, but the activist’s colleagues are already refuting the announcement.
Feb 25, 2010 | Continued
Poisoned Lawyer Kicked out of Moscow Hospital
Prominent Russian lawyer and activist Evgeny Arkhipov is reportedly attempting to seek medical care abroad after being kicked out of a Moscow hospital, despite strong indications that he has been poisoned.
Feb 24, 2010 | Continued
Russian Security Forces Accused of Using Slave Labor
The New Times magazine is being sued by the Russian Internal Ministry for an article accusing an elite division of the OMON security forces of using unpaid migrant workers as slaves.
Feb 22, 2010 | Continued
Rights Groups Condemn Illegal Detentions in Chechnya
The illegal detention of three human rights lawyers in Chechnya over the weekend is drawing severe criticism from numerous international rights organizations.
Feb 9, 2010 | Continued
Beeline Blocks Access to Opposition Websites
Prominent rights advocate Evgeny Arkhipov says that the meaning of extremism in Russia has expanded to include dissent, citing Friday’s news that a telecommunications firm is blocking access to opposition websites.
Feb 8, 2010 | Continued
Rechnik Residents Claim Genocide Following 12 Deaths
Residents of a small Moscow village are appealing to the European Court of Human Rights with allegations of genocide, following the deaths of 12 elderly residents since city-ordered demolitions of their houses began in January.
Feb 2, 2010 | Continued
160 Detained at Freedom of Assembly Rally
Police detained approximately 160 people in a rally in defense of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly on Sunday evening in central Moscow.
Jan 31, 2010 | Continued