Repression
Russian Muslims Concerned With Sweeping Arrests
Muslims in the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan are calling for a full investigation after 30 people were violently detained by camouflaged police in an early morning raid.
Apr 11, 2008 | Continued
Yabloko Youth Leader Arrested in Moscow
Ivan Bolshakov, the leader of the Yabloko youth wing in Moscow, has been arrested and charged in Moscow. Bolshakov, who already faces charges of “beating a militsiya officer,” is now accused of falsifying signatures during his campaign to the Moscow Public Assembly.
Apr 9, 2008 | Continued
Russian Authorities Seize Computers from Two Publications in Azov
Russian authorities in the Rostov oblast have raided the editorial offices of two news outlets in the city of Azov, taking computers from the “Chitai-telenedelya” newspaper and the “Bely Kot” (White Cat) magazine.
Apr 5, 2008 | Continued
Expert Who Exposed Electoral Fraud Assaulted in Russia
A political expert who reported on violations in recent Russian elections and even took the electoral commission to court has been assaulted and beaten in the city of Dolgoprudny, some 20 kilometers north of Moscow.
Apr 4, 2008 | Continued
Anti-Kremlin Activists Jailed Over Peaceful Protest
Two Russian opposition activists have been sentenced to two and a half years for participating in a demonstration for fair elections in Russia.
Apr 3, 2008 | Continued
Britain Documents Crumbling Human Rights Situation in Russia
The latest edition of a human rights report from the British Foreign Office finds new lows in the arena of human rights in Russia.
Mar 27, 2008 | Continued
7 Opposition Activists Sentenced in Russia
The Tagansky District Court in Moscow has sentenced seven opposition activists to jail terms ranging from 1 ½ to 2 ½ years.
Mar 25, 2008 | Continued
Yabloko Leader Released From Incarceration
Maxim Reznik, the leader of the St. Petersburg branch of the liberal Yabloko party, has been freed from the pre-trial detention center where he spent 17 days.
Mar 22, 2008 | Continued
Police Raid Offices of Inter-Cultural NGO in Nizhny Novgorod
Investigators raided the offices of the Fund for the Support of Tolerance in Nizhny Novgorod, seizing computers and vital documents. Police also searched the homes of opposition activists living in the city.
Mar 21, 2008 | Continued
Ingushetia Tries to Ban TV Station Over Critical Reporting
The Parliament of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia has demanded that REN-TV, a private television channel, be blocked from the region for inflammatory reporting. Sergei Mironov, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, regretted that the Government did not have the authority to do so.
Mar 19, 2008 | Continued
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