Repression
Prison System Admits Partial Guilt in Lawyer Death
A top official in the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service has admitted that the prison system is partially to blame for the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was held for a year without charge and allegedly denied medical treatment.
Nov 27, 2009 | Continued
Moscow Prohibits Rally for Murdered Anti-Fascist
A group of anti-fascist activists were unable to obtain sanction from Moscow city authorities to hold a rally in honor of murdered anti-fascist Ivan Khutorskoy.
Nov 23, 2009 | Continued
Letter to Medvedev: “Stop this Mad Conveyor of Death”
The brother of a murdered Chechen rebel has appealed for help and protection in an open letter to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, who he believes is not informed of the “true state of affairs” of political murders in Chechnya.
Nov 20, 2009 | Continued
Internal Memo Indicts Police of Illegal Detentions
A high-level police memo ordering officers to disrupt a series of lawful protests has been obtained by opposition activists in Moscow, targeted for their calls to release arrested political activist Eduard Limonov.
Nov 18, 2009 | Continued
Anti-Fascist Activist Shot Dead in Moscow
Anti-fascist activist Ivan Khutorskoy was shot and killed in in the entryway to his building in Moscow late Monday. Colleagues insist that the murder was politically motivated, a charge that authorities are investigating.
Nov 17, 2009 | Continued
Fired Officer to Present Evidence of Massive Police Corruption
Novorossiysk Police Major Aleksei Dymovsky stated on Tuesday at a press conference in Moscow that he wore a wire to record 150 hours of tapes that detail extensive abuses on the part of law enforcement officers.
Nov 10, 2009 | Continued
Omsk Students Face Expulsion for Activism
Administrators at Omsk State University have drawn up a list of “extremist” students, allegedly under orders from police, who are now in danger of being expelled for their political activism.
Nov 10, 2009 | Continued
Officer Fired for “Slander” of Police Department
An officer who posted a video address to Russian Prime Minister Putin on YouTube detailing abuses in the Novorossiysk police department has been fired following an investigation into the allegations.
Nov 9, 2009 | Continued
Case Against Historian Elicits Public Outcry
The case involves a Russian historian whose research archives were seized by police out of fear that he was planning to distribute the information abroad.
Nov 7, 2009 | Continued
Petition Demands Justice for Beaten Activist
A group of prominent public figures have signed a petition demanding that the charges against a St. Petersburg activist be dropped. The activist was severely beaten when he asked for identification from police officers in plain clothes.
Nov 6, 2009 | Continued