Repression
Beslan Rights Group Charged With Extremism
Golos Beslana (Voice of Beslan), a rights organization for victims of a tragic school hostage takeover in 2004, is under legal attack on charges of extremism.
Jan 13, 2008 | Continued
State Duma Candidate’s Death a “Political Murder”
In Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, a candidate to the State Duma from the Communist Party has died. His colleagues believe the death was related to trauma sustained on Election Day, when he was assaulted by militsiya officers.
Dec 31, 2007 | Continued
Whispering, We’ll Survive
In a candid article, Natella Boltyanskaya reviews the past year for Russia, and examines what has been lost in the arena of human rights.
Dec 29, 2007 | Continued
New Web Portal Documents Repression
The Other Russia coalition has partnered with human rights organizations and Russian NGOs to launch a new internet database titled “The Chronicles of Persecution.”
Dec 27, 2007 | Continued
Activist Released from Mental Hospital
Artem Basyrov, an Other Russia activist held in a psychiatric hospital since November 23rd, has been released in Yoshkar-Ola.
Dec 26, 2007 | Continued
Jailed Activist Suffers Concussion
Sergei Konstantinov, who was beaten by militsiya officers after a court appearance, has been hospitalized for a concussion of the brain.
Dec 24, 2007 | Continued
Kasparov in WSJ: Endorsing Dictatorship
Garry Kasparov’s latest editorial in the Wall Street Journal assaults the continued acquiescence of the West to Vladimir Putin’s demolition of Russian democracy. From Condoleezza Rice to Time magazine, human rights are clearly of secondary importance.
Dec 23, 2007 | Continued
Opposition Leader Conscripted in Moscow, Demonstrators Beaten
Oleg Kozlovsky, a leader of the Oborona opposition youth movement, has been illegally sent to serve in the army by the Russian draft board. Supporters, protesting on his behalf, have been beaten and jailed.
Dec 22, 2007 | Continued
Severely Beaten Activist Dies
Yury Chervochkin, an activist involved with the Other Russia coalition, died on Monday, December 10th. Chervochkin had been in a coma since late November, when he was severely beaten by UBOP Special Forces.
Dec 12, 2007 | Continued
Judge Murdered in Dagestan
A Supreme Court Judge was shot to death outside his apartment building in Makhachkala, the Dagestani capital. He is the latest victim of escalating violence in the region, and was investigating of the murder of two opposition politicians.
Dec 12, 2007 | Continued