All Posts Tagged With: "extremism"
Beeline Blocks Access to Opposition Websites
Prominent rights advocate Evgeny Arkhipov says that the meaning of extremism in Russia has expanded to include dissent, citing Friday’s news that a telecommunications firm is blocking access to opposition websites.
Feb 8, 2010 | Continued
UN Report Blames Russia for Secret Detentions
A new United Nations report includes Russia on a list of countries that continue to illegally hold detainees in secret prisons. Detainees include not only terrorism suspects, but also opposition activists and others charged with extremism.
Jan 27, 2010 | Continued
Court Case Begins Against Kostroma Activist
A court case has begun in the city of Kostroma against an activist who investigators allege is guilty of extremism for language in a political pamphlet, despite the fact that federal experts found no such evidence.
Jan 18, 2010 | Continued
Izvestia Gets Court Warning Against “Extremism”
The newspaper Izvestia has been issued a warning from the Moscow city prosecutor for publishing “extremist” material in an article by United Russia member Sergei Markov.
Dec 15, 2009 | Continued
University Expels Student Opposition Activist
A leader of the regional youth branch of Yabloko has been expelled from Omsk State University in spite of his high grade point average. Oppositionists in the area believe the expulsion to be politically motivated.
Dec 2, 2009 | Continued
Anti-Fascist Activist Shot Dead in Moscow
Anti-fascist activist Ivan Khutorskoy was shot and killed in in the entryway to his building in Moscow late Monday. Colleagues insist that the murder was politically motivated, a charge that authorities are investigating.
Nov 17, 2009 | Continued
Omsk Students Face Expulsion for Activism
Administrators at Omsk State University have drawn up a list of “extremist” students, allegedly under orders from police, who are now in danger of being expelled for their political activism.
Nov 10, 2009 | Continued
Suspect Confesses to Murder of Russian Lawyer
Police have detained two suspects in the January murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov in Moscow, one of whom has issued a confession.
Nov 5, 2009 | Continued
Russian Opposition Activist Tortured by Police
A Russian opposition activist claims he was abducted and tortured by police on the day of a planned rally in the Russian city of Voronezh.
Nov 3, 2009 | Continued
Anti-fascist Activist Killed in Moscow
Fedor Filatov, a 26-year old activist in the Antifa movement, died in a Moscow hospital on October 10th from knife wounds sustained early that morning. Antifa believes the attack may have been committed by a skinhead extremist group.
Oct 15, 2008 | Continued
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