All Posts Tagged With: "extremism"
850 Cases of Russian Activist Persecution in 2011
The Agora human rights watchdog has recorded 850 cases of persecution against civil rights activists and NGOs in Russia in 2011, continuing an upward trend in such incidents since 2008.
Jan 28, 2012 | Continued
Culture Ministry Bill Would Ban Movies About ‘Extremists’
New draft legislation by the Russian Culture Ministry threatens to ban any movie that can be construed as to contain material that even so much as discusses “extremist” material or organizations.
Nov 26, 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
Petersburg ‘Strategy 31′ Organizers Face Charges (updated)
Two Strategy 31 organizers in St. Petersburg have been released from police detention but now face extremism charges, while a third has been sentenced to 27 days of administrative arrest.
Nov 3, 2010 | Continued
Novaya Gazeta Fears Shutdown in 2011
A court has upheld the decision by a federal media supervisory agency to accuse Novaya Gazeta of “propagandizing nationalistic views,” bringing the opposition newspaper one step closer to a shutdown.
Oct 18, 2010 | Continued
Police Question Musicians Over Song Played at Khimki Rally
Moscow city police are questioning the musical group Barto in regards to a song they performed at an opposition rally, calling certain lyrics “extremist;” the artists maintain the song is a love song.
Sep 6, 2010 | Continued
Murmansk Police Confiscate Anti-Putin Report, 2 Activists Detained
Police in Murmansk have confiscated 1000 copies of “Putin. Results. 10 Years” under allegations of extremism, despite the fact that St. Petersburg police already did the same analysis and came up empty.
Aug 25, 2010 | Continued
No Extremism Found in ‘Putin. Results. 10 Years’
An anti-Putin report has been officially declared to be free of extremism, and opposition leaders distributing the report have been given authorization to get back 100,000 confiscated copies of the document.
Jul 2, 2010 | Continued
Duma Passes Bill for FSB ‘Special Preventative Measures’
The Russian State Duma has passed a government-sponsored bill feared by rights advocates and oppositionists for the negative effect it could have on free speech.
Jun 11, 2010 | Continued
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