All Posts Tagged With: "Oleg Orlov"
Orlov’s Statement on Conviction of Ultranationalists in Murder Trial
Two radical nationalists have been convicted of murdering human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova; theotherrussia.org provides a translation of human rights leader Oleg Orlov’s statement in response.
Apr 29, 2011 | Continued
Alexeyeva to Hold Strategy 31 on Pushkin Square
Lyudmila Alexeyeva and a group of other human rights activists plan to hold their own Strategy 31 rally in March on Pushkin Square, after negotiations with other organizers to fix a five-month split came to nought.
Mar 15, 2011 | Continued
Biden Meets With Russian Oppositionists & Rights Advocates
Russian human rights activists and opposition figures met with US Vice President Joe Biden to discuss civil rights violations, electoral fraud, and other issues plaguing Russian politics and society.
Mar 11, 2011 | Continued
‘Strategy 31’ Organizers Try to Mend Split
Human rights activists and oppositionists are holding negotiations to try and reunite for the next set of Strategy 31 rallies in March.
Mar 4, 2011 | Continued
Memorial Rights Activist Beaten in Moscow
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation of a Memorial rights activist who was beaten in Moscow, suspectedly by police.
Dec 9, 2010 | Continued
U.S., Amnesty Intl. Criticize New Arrest Sentence for Ponomarev
Days after completing a controversial three-day term, rights leader Lev Ponomarev has been sentenced to another four days of administrative arrest in connection with his participation in an opposition protest.
Sep 8, 2010 | Continued
Chechen President Sues Rights Leader for Slander, Again
After promising to stop suing human rights activists following criticism from his mother, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has filed criminal charges of slander against Memorial head Oleg Orlov.
Jul 8, 2010 | Continued
Police Claim to Identify Estemirova’s Killer
Law enforcement agents are claiming that they have solved last summer’s scandalous murder of human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, but the activist’s colleagues are already refuting the announcement.
Feb 25, 2010 | Continued
160 Detained at Freedom of Assembly Rally
Police detained approximately 160 people in a rally in defense of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly on Sunday evening in central Moscow.
Jan 31, 2010 | Continued
600 Participate in Memorial March for Slain Lawyer
Approximately 600 people turned out for a memorial march and rally for slain lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in Moscow on Tuesday, marking a year since their deaths.
Jan 19, 2010 | Continued