Repression
Voina Activists Beaten by Police, Denied Access to Lawyer
A lawyer for a group of art activists detained during a Strategy 31 rally says police beat his clients and prevented him from accessing them.
Apr 1, 2011 | Continued
Nemtsov, Journalists, Activists Arrested at ‘Strategy 31’
Numerous Russian oppositionists, human rights advocates, and activists have been arrested during opposition rallies held across Russia.
Mar 31, 2011 | Continued
St. Petersburg Police Threaten to Take Activist’s Daughter
Police in St. Petersburg are threatening to take away the child of an opposition activist if she doesn’t appear for interrogation; Other Russia party members say the threat is connected with their upcoming protest march.
Mar 24, 2011 | Continued
Russia to Auto-Monitor Online Media for ‘Extremism’
Russia’s federal communcations agency plans to implement a system that would automatically monitor online media for instances of “extremism.”
Mar 23, 2011 | Continued
Moscow Police Beat 2, Arrest 1 at Auto Owner Protest
Moscow police unexpectedly cracked down on a rally protesting rising gas prices on Sunday, beating two participants and arresting opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov.
Mar 21, 2011 | Continued
Central Electoral Commission Looks to Regulate Social Media
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission is proposing a ban on “political agitation” on blogs and social media on the day before national elections; critics say the move is “stupid” and could lead to abuse.
Mar 18, 2011 | Continued
Police Take Documents from Khimki Activist’s Company
Police have begun confiscating documents from the office of Yevgeniya Chirikova’s husband with no explanation; the activist insists the search is state harrassment because of her work defending the Khimki Forest.
Mar 16, 2011 | Continued
Moscow Bill to Limit Opposition Rallies to ‘Fight Traffic’
New legislation drawn up by the Moscow mayor’s office is directly threatening the right of Russian citizens to hold opposition demonstrations – but not state-sponsored ones – in the name of fighting traffic jams.
Mar 7, 2011 | Continued
Open Letter to the Russian President on Prison Torture
A group of prominent Russian human rights advocates have penned a letter to Dmitri Medvedev, asking him to take immediate action to put an end to the widespread use of torture in Russia’s detention facilities.
Feb 23, 2011 | Continued
Police Pressure Court Aide as Witnesses Step Forward
Reports are trickling in that corroborate accusations of a Khamovnichesky Court aide that the Khodokovsky verdict wasn’t written by the presiding judge.
Feb 17, 2011 | Continued