Repression
Jailed Yukos Executive Released on Bail
In a rare human rights victory in the Russian prison system, jailed Yukos attorney Vasily Aleksanyan has been released on bail. Aleksanyan, who fell gravely ill in prison, has been struggling to receive better medical attention.
Dec 9, 2008 | Continued
Russian Activist Gets 15 Days in Jail for Cursing on the Internet
Denis Styazhkin, a leader of a the Left Front movement in Krasnoyarsk, was given 15 days arrest over an image he posted to a popular online social networking site.
Dec 6, 2008 | Continued
Moscow, St. Petersburg Authorities Move to Curb Opposition Protests
Authorities in Moscow and St. Petersburg have refused to give permits to the Other Russia opposition coalition, which plans to hold Marches of Dissent on December 14th.
Dec 5, 2008 | Continued
Journalist Attacked in Dagestan, Russia
Two unknown assailants have attacked and beaten the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Novoe Delo newspaper, marking the second attack on a journalist in the Russian region since the start of November.
Nov 21, 2008 | Continued
Kremlin Opponents: “Hands off the Constitution”
Opponents of the Kremlin are forming a movement to protect the Russian Constitution from an amendment to extend term limits, even as the proposed changes seem set to breeze through the legislature. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Nov 13, 2008 | Continued
Racial Attacks Spike in Russian City of Penza
International students in the Russian city of Penza, some 600 kilometers south of Moscow, are concerned for their safety as a series of racially-motivated attacks escalates around a local university.
Nov 12, 2008 | Continued
Smear Campaign Against Russian Journalists Exposed
A Russian opposition figure has revealed a well-funded campaign intending to tarnish the reputations of several Russian journalists and political figures.
Oct 31, 2008 | Continued
Public Outrage Builds over Jailed Yukos Lawyer
In part of a growing public sentiment in support of jailed lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina, over 50,000 people have signed an internet petition requesting a pardon from Dmitri Medvedev. translation by theotherrussia.org.
Oct 20, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Figure in Hospital After Arrest
The leader of the Omsk branch of the Union of Right Forces party is in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. He has reportedly suffered a coma and a hypertensive crisis after he was detained by militsiya officers Thursday.
Oct 17, 2008 | Continued
Russian Rights Lawyer Poisoned in France
Karinna Moskalenko, a renowned Russian rights activist and defense attorney, has suffered what appears to be a poisoning attempt in the French city of Strasbourg.
Oct 15, 2008 | Continued