Repression
Opposition Activist Held In Psychiatric Hospital
Roman Nikolaychik, an activist from the ARES movement and a State Duma candidate from the Other Russia coalition, has been hospitalized against his will in a mental hospital.
Feb 4, 2008 | Continued
Computers Seized from Independent Newspaper in Togliatti
Law enforcement officers have seized all the computers from the Togliatti Review, an independent Russian newspaper in the Samara oblast. Editors believe the seizure is retribution for a series of articles critical of the United Russia political party.
Feb 3, 2008 | Continued
Conditions Improved for Jailed and Deathly Ill Executive
The administration of Vasily Aleksanyan’s pre-trial detention center has improved living conditions for the jailed Yukos Vice-President. Aleksanyan, who requires constant medical attention, had earlier garnered international attention for the inhumane treatment he was receiving.
Feb 1, 2008 | Continued
Kasyanov Candidacy Rejected By Russian Electoral Commission
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has refused to register Mikhail Kasyanov as a presidential candidate. Kasyanov, an independent contender, has forsworn the rejection as politically-motivated, and has called on supporters to boycott the election.
Jan 28, 2008 | Continued
Special Forces Violently Disperse Rally in Ingushetia
A demonstration against corruption and human rights abuses has been violently shut down by law enforcement in Nazran. Protesters responded with stones and Molotov cocktails. Two building have been burned and at least one person has been injured.
Jan 27, 2008 | Continued
Russian City Detains Opposition Activists Before Presidential Visit
Ahead of a visit by Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, militsiya officers in the city of Penza arrested activists from a number of opposition parties and groups.
Jan 24, 2008 | Continued
Jailed Executive Dying in Prison
Vasily Aleksanyan, a former vice president of what was Russia’s largest oil company, is wasting away in jail. Officials have denied Aleksanyan medical treatment, and have allegedly attempted to blackmail him in exchange for hospital care.
Jan 23, 2008 | Continued
New Russian Law Could Allow for Double Jeopardy
The Russian Parliament is considering a new law which allows a prisoner to receive a stricter punishment after the accused has already been sentenced.
Jan 22, 2008 | Continued
Police Harass Ingush Voters
In Ingushetia, militsiya officers are walking door to door, asking citizens to renounce their claims that their vote was stolen.
Jan 21, 2008 | Continued
More Russians Seek Political Asylum Abroad
Human rights activists are documenting a rapid jump in the number of Russian nationals fleeing the country and requesting political asylum. Many of the refugees are from the Chechen Republic.
Jan 17, 2008 | Continued