Repression
Moscow Lawyer Faces Disciplinary Proceedings for Activism
Evgeny Arkhipov, a member of the Solidarity opposition movement, was told that lawyers have no right to engage in social activism and faces the loss of his status as a lawyer.
Nov 4, 2009 | Continued
Russian Opposition Activist Tortured by Police
A Russian opposition activist claims he was abducted and tortured by police on the day of a planned rally in the Russian city of Voronezh.
Nov 3, 2009 | Continued
70 Oppositionists Detained in Moscow Rally
Approximately 70 people were arrested and many beaten in Moscow at rally Saturday in defense of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly.
Nov 1, 2009 | Continued
The Landmark Murder of Maksharip Aushev
Journalist Yulia Latynina of Yezhednevny Zhurnal provides a thorough chronicle of the violent events leading up to Sunday’s murder of Ingush opposition leader Maksharip Aushev. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Oct 30, 2009 | Continued
Slain Ingush Activist Warned of His Own Murder
A prominent Ingush human rights activist slain on October 25 had warned that any attempt on his life should be considered the work of government security forces.
Oct 29, 2009 | Continued
Russian Journalist Who Investigated Hydro Plant Explosion Attacked (updated)
An independent journalist who asked questions after the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro plant disaster has been attacked in Abakan.
Sep 9, 2009 | Continued
Remaining Russian Opposition Candidates Removed from Moscow Election
All seven candidates from the Solidarity Opposition Movement have been removed from the Moscow municipal election.
Sep 8, 2009 | Continued
Four Opposition Candidates Removed from Moscow Duma Election
City officials are barring the registration of opposition candidates in the Moscow municipal elections.
Sep 4, 2009 | Continued
Russian Rights Leaders Urge Authorities to Defend Activists
The Moscow Helsinki Group has released a statement on the tragic murders of Zarema Sadulaeva and her husband Umar Dzhabrailov, pledging to fight for justice. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Aug 12, 2009 | Continued
Russia Plans to Create Armed Teenage Militias
The Nashi youth movement plans to recruit 100,000 disaffected youths into volunteer militias, arm them with handguns, and put them on Russia’s streets.
Aug 5, 2009 | Continued