UN Committee against Torture: Russian authorities should publicly condemn violence against LGBT people - Coming Out

UN Committee against Torture: Russian authorities should publicly condemn violence against LGBT people - Coming Out

Ludmila Alekseeva: There is no tangible reform of the Russian penal system - HRO.org in English

Ludmila Alekseeva: There is no tangible reform of the Russian penal system - HRO.org in English

Should we appeal against the "foreign agents" law? HRO.org report from the "Strasbourg Sessions" - HRO.org in English

Should we appeal against the "foreign agents" law? HRO.org report from the "Strasbourg Sessions" - HRO.org in English

Members of Public Oversight Committee Call for Independent Investigation into Events at Kopeisk - HRO.org in English

Members of Public Oversight Committee Call for Independent Investigation into Events at Kopeisk - HRO.org in English

Damir Gainutdinov on Regulation versus Technology and How the Online Community is Refusing to Accept Law on Blacklisting of Websites - Internet Freedom in Russia

Damir Gainutdinov on Regulation versus Technology and How the Online Community is Refusing to Accept Law on Blacklisting of Websites - Internet Freedom in Russia

Aleksandr Podrabinek: Time to go out onto the streets - from Grani.ru

Aleksandr Podrabinek: Time to go out onto the streets - from Grani.ru

Intruders Again Target Memorial: "Here Sits a Foreign Agent" - Rights Groups in Russia

Intruders Again Target Memorial: "Here Sits a Foreign Agent" - Rights Groups in Russia

Investigators assess video showing beating of prisoner in Rostov penal colony - HRO.org in English

Investigators assess video showing beating of prisoner in Rostov penal colony - HRO.org in English

Kopeisk: "Just don't forsake us!" - HRO.org in English

Kopeisk: "Just don't forsake us!" - HRO.org in English

On 27 November Federation Council considered Bill on Nazism - Centre for Interethnic Cooperation - Rights Groups in Russia

On 27 November Federation Council considered Bill on Nazism - Centre for Interethnic Cooperation - Rights Groups in Russia

Jens Siegert on Serdiukov’s Downfall, Putin’s Illness and the Consolidation of the System - Comment on Rights in Russia

Jens Siegert on Serdiukov’s Downfall, Putin’s Illness and the Consolidation of the System - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev on the Events at Kopeisk Penal Colony - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev on the Events at Kopeisk Penal Colony - Comment on Rights in Russia

Media Bill on Foreign Agents Once Again Goes To State Duma - HRO.org in English

Media Bill on Foreign Agents Once Again Goes To State Duma - HRO.org in English:

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Court extends pre-trial detention of suspect in Politkovskaya murder case - HRO.org in English

Court extends pre-trial detention of suspect in Politkovskaya murder case - HRO.org in English:

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Federal Ombudsman on Kopeisk: "A superficial investigation could aggravate the situation" - HRO.org in English

Federal Ombudsman on Kopeisk: "A superficial investigation could aggravate the situation" - HRO.org in English

Released Physicist Danilov Arrives in Novosibirsk - HRO.org in English

Released Physicist Danilov Arrives in Novosibirsk - HRO.org in English

Investigative Committee brings final charges against Lutskevich in Bolotnaya Square case - HRO.org in English

Investigative Committee brings final charges against Lutskevich in Bolotnaya Square case - HRO.org in English

Rights Defenders from Mari El celebrate 13 years of Individual and the Law - HRO.org in English

Rights Defenders from Mari El celebrate 13 years of Individual and the Law - HRO.org in English

Lev Ponomarev: "We were all on Bolotnaya Square. Arrest us!" - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev: "We were all on Bolotnaya Square. Arrest us!" - Comment on Rights in Russia

Georgy Satarov: Putin As Déjà Vu - Comment on Rights in Russia

Georgy Satarov: Putin As Déjà Vu - Comment on Rights in Russia

Weekly Update No. 42, 26 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Weekly Update No. 42, 26 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Perm Civic Chamber: Round Up of Civic Action Successes - Rights Groups in Russia

Perm Civic Chamber: Round Up of Civic Action Successes - Rights Groups in Russia

Week-ending 23 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 23 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Authorities Refuse to Investigate Alleged Torture of Razvozzhaev - HRO.org in English

Authorities Refuse to Investigate Alleged Torture of Razvozzhaev - HRO.org in English:

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Boris Strugatsky (1933 – 2012) - HRO.org in English

Boris Strugatsky (1933 – 2012) - HRO.org in English:

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Ludmila Alekseeva: Once Again on the 6th May Prisoners - Comment on Rights in Russia

Ludmila Alekseeva: Once Again on the 6th May Prisoners - Comment on Rights in Russia

Charges brought against Barabanov and Savelov in Bolotnaya Square Case - HRO.org in English

Charges brought against Barabanov and Savelov in Bolotnaya Square Case - HRO.org in English

Sova Centre: New Bill Would Violate Rights of Internet Users - HRO.org in English

Sova Centre: New Bill Would Violate Rights of Internet Users - HRO.org in English

Vladimir Putin Awards Judges Who Worked on Pichugin case - HRO.org in English

Vladimir Putin Awards Judges Who Worked on Pichugin case - HRO.org in English:

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One of Accused in ‘Bolotnaya Case’ Speaks Out about Behaviour of Investigators - HRO.org in English

One of Accused in ‘Bolotnaya Case’ Speaks Out about Behaviour of Investigators - HRO.org in English

Our Laws Don’t Mention Repressions - HRO.org in English

Our Laws Don’t Mention Repressions - HRO.org in English

Ministry of Justice Comments on Registration of NGO Logos - HRO.org in English

Ministry of Justice Comments on Registration of NGO Logos - HRO.org in English

Svetlana Gannushkina: Russia is not Ready to Introduce a Russian Language Exam for Immigrants - HRO.org in English

Svetlana Gannushkina: Russia is not Ready to Introduce a Russian Language Exam for Immigrants - HRO.org in English

On the Eve of State Terror: The Example of GOLOS - Rights Groups in Russia

On the Eve of State Terror: The Example of GOLOS - Rights Groups in Russia

In Memory of Galina Starovoitova - HRO.org in English

In Memory of Galina Starovoitova - HRO.org in English

Take Everything and Filter It Well - HRO.org in English

Take Everything and Filter It Well - HRO.org in English:

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Fedotov Asks Federal Migration Service to Legalise Migrants Released from Slavery - HRO.org in English

Fedotov Asks Federal Migration Service to Legalise Migrants Released from Slavery - HRO.org in English:

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Human rights activists lodge appeal with Moscow City Court against Maksim Luzyanin verdict - HRO.org in English

Human rights activists lodge appeal with Moscow City Court against Maksim Luzyanin verdict - HRO.org in English

Police Violence on Bolotnaya Square: What Really Happened - HRO.org in English

Police Violence on Bolotnaya Square: What Really Happened - HRO.org in English

Public Appeal to Advertisers on NTV: Don’t Support the Machine of Repression - For Human Rights

Public Appeal to Advertisers on NTV: Don’t Support the Machine of Repression - For Human Rights

Court Rules Warning to Civic Activist Unlawful - HRO.org in English

Court Rules Warning to Civic Activist Unlawful - HRO.org in English

Suspect Accused of Organizing Murder of Anna Politkovskaya to Stand Trial - HRO.org in English

Suspect Accused of Organizing Murder of Anna Politkovskaya to Stand Trial - HRO.org in English

Maria Alyokhina tells rights activists about conditions in penal colony - HRO.org in English

Maria Alyokhina tells rights activists about conditions in penal colony - HRO.org in English

No. 41, 19 November 2012 - Weekly Update - Rights in Russia

No. 41, 19 November 2012 - Weekly Update - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 16 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 16 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

New Law on State Secrets Comes into Force - HRO.org in English

New Law on State Secrets Comes into Force - HRO.org in English

Lev Ponomarev: Step by Step to the 'Great Terror' - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev: Step by Step to the 'Great Terror' - Comment on Rights in Russia

On the registry of banned websites - from the point of view of common sense - HRO.org in English

On the registry of banned websites - from the point of view of common sense - HRO.org in English

The Internet Against Filtration - Anton Nosik's blog on Ekho Moskvy

The Internet Against Filtration - Anton Nosik's blog on Ekho Moskvy

Lev Ponomarev on the Bolotnaya Square Investigation and the Tasks of Society and the May 6 Committee - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev on the Bolotnaya Square Investigation and the Tasks of Society and the May 6 Committee - Comment on Rights in Russia

First Session of the Renewed Presidential Human Rights Council: 'He is Ready to Listen to Us' - translation from Ezhednevnyi zhurnal

First Session of the Renewed Presidential Human Rights Council: 'He is Ready to Listen to Us' - translation from Ezhednevnyi zhurnal

FSB Officers Question Parents of Head of International Protection Foundation - HRO.org in English

FSB Officers Question Parents of Head of International Protection Foundation - HRO.org in English

Human rights activists send expert report on draft regulations about NGOs acting as ‘foreign agents’ to Justice Ministry - HRO.org in English

Human rights activists send expert report on draft regulations about NGOs acting as ‘foreign agents’ to Justice Ministry - HRO.org in English

London's Sputnik Theatre Presents Play about Final Hours of Sergei Magnitsky - Noticeboard - Rights in Russia

London's Sputnik Theatre Presents Play about Final Hours of Sergei Magnitsky - Noticeboard - Rights in Russia:

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Putin on Blasphemy, Spying, Slander and Enduring Values - HRO.org in English

Putin on Blasphemy, Spying, Slander and Enduring Values - HRO.org in English:

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Political Prisoner Professor Valentin Danilov To Be Released on Parole - HRO.org in English

Political Prisoner Professor Valentin Danilov To Be Released on Parole - HRO.org in English:

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Natalia Taubina on Torture in Russia: 'Unfortunately these good initiatives did not lead to positive changes in practice' - Comment on Rights in Russia

Natalia Taubina on Torture in Russia: 'Unfortunately these good initiatives did not lead to positive changes in practice' - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Svetlana Gannushkina: The Investigation Must be Conducted in Accordance with the Law - Comment on Rights in Russia

Svetlana Gannushkina: The Investigation Must be Conducted in Accordance with the Law - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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The Bitter Taste of Forbidden Fruit - Aleksandr Podrabinek on the nationalists

The Bitter Taste of Forbidden Fruit - Aleksandr Podrabinek on the nationalists:

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Government to Support Patriots - HRO.org in English

Government to Support Patriots - HRO.org in English:

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Masha Karp on the Radiant Digital Future - Blog on Rights in Russia

Masha Karp on the Radiant Digital Future - Blog on Rights in Russia:

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Quote for the Day- Boris Kagarlitsky

"I can't help but compare the way the authorities searched my home last week with their predecessors during the Soviet period. Investigators may be more polite, but they are clearly less competent. Police conduct investigations in the same spirit that the authorities conduct "free" elections" - Boris Kagarlitsky:

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Weekly Update No. 40, 12 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Weekly Update No. 40, 12 November 2012 - Rights in Russia:

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Human Rights Defender Natalia Taubina on the UN, the Alternative Report and Torture in Russia - HRO.org in English

Human Rights Defender Natalia Taubina on the UN, the Alternative Report and Torture in Russia - HRO.org in English

Transparency International Will Not Register as a Foreign Agent - HRO.org in English

Transparency International Will Not Register as a Foreign Agent - HRO.org in English

Uzbek Refugee who Applied to Strasbourg Disappears in Nizhny Novgorod - HRO.org in English

Uzbek Refugee who Applied to Strasbourg Disappears in Nizhny Novgorod - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 9 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 9 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Anna Pastukhova: “Sooner or Later We Shall Come to Our Senses” - HRO.org in English

Anna Pastukhova: “Sooner or Later We Shall Come to Our Senses” - HRO.org in English

October 2012 - Rights in Russia

October 2012 - Rights in Russia

New Report: The Protest Movement in Russia 2011 – 2012 - HRO.org in English

New Report: The Protest Movement in Russia 2011 – 2012 - HRO.org in English

Quote for the Day - Ludmila Alekseeva

"Whenever a bell tolls, it tolls for each of us. When they are seized, we must think that we may be seized, too" - Ludmila Alekseeva

Russian NGOs Report to UN Committee Against Torture - HRO.org in English

Russian NGOs Report to UN Committee Against Torture - HRO.org in English:

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Coming Out Presents Alternative Report to UN Committee in Geneva - Human Rights Groups in Russia

Coming Out Presents Alternative Report to UN Committee in Geneva - Human Rights Groups in Russia:

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'Everything is in Place for Arbitrary Rule' - an Interview with Sergei Kovalev - a translation from Novaya gazeta

'Everything is in Place for Arbitrary Rule' - an Interview with Sergei Kovalev - a translation from Novaya gazeta:

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Svetlana Gannushkina: The Investigation Must be Conducted in Accordance with the Law - HRO.org in English

Svetlana Gannushkina: The Investigation Must be Conducted in Accordance with the Law - HRO.org in English

Human Rights Defenders and Russian Authorities to Tell UN about Torture in Russia - HRO.org in English

Human Rights Defenders and Russian Authorities to Tell UN about Torture in Russia - HRO.org in English

Lev Ponomarev: Authorities Scared of 'March of Regions' - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev: Authorities Scared of 'March of Regions' - Comment on Rights in Russia: "In Nizhny Novgorod the authorities have decided to break up a sanctioned opposition rally scheduled for November 4. It should be emphasised that the application to hold the rally was not made by nationalists but by civic activists who hold liberal and left-wing views."...

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Russia On My Mind: All That Is Sold Melts Into Air - Blog on Rights in Russia

Russia On My Mind: All That Is Solid Melts Into Air - Blog on Rights in Russia

Attack on the Apartment of Stanislav Dmitrievsky - HRO.org in English

Attack on the Apartment of Stanislav Dmitrievsky - HRO.org in English

Tatyana Rabinkova: The Fourth Wave - Blog on Rights in Russia

Tatyana Rabinkova: The Fourth Wave - Blog on Rights in Russia

The Situation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People in the Russian Federation - Report by Moscow Helsinki Group

The Situation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People in the Russian Federation - Report by Moscow Helsinki Group

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For Persistence and Courage in Defence of Human Rights in Dagestan - HRO.org in English

For Persistence and Courage in Defence of Human Rights in Dagestan - HRO.org in English:

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Writer Ludmila Ulitskaya offers to put up bail for detained activist Akimenkov, who is going blind in custody - HRO.org in English

Writer Ludmila Ulitskaya offers to put up bail for detained activist Akimenkov, who is going blind in custody - HRO.org in English:

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Quote for the Day - Geraldine Fagan, Forum 18

"Despite [then Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin's assurances during his December 2010 telethon that a new mosque would be built in Moscow, the city still had only three official mosques by 2012. By contrast, a construction plan for 200 new Orthodox churches in the capital spearheaded by Patriarch Kirill continues apace."

No. 39, 5 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

No. 39, 5 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 2 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 2 November 2012 - Rights in Russia

Attack on Office of Human Rights Organization in Nizhny Novgorod - HRO.org in English

Attack on Office of Human Rights Organization in Nizhny Novgorod - HRO.org in English

Court Cuts Platon Lebedev’s Sentence - HRO.org in English

Court Cuts Platon Lebedev’s Sentence - HRO.org in English

"The Return of Names" at the Solovetsky Stone - HRO.org in English

"The Return of Names" at the Solovetsky Stone - HRO.org in English

Victim of Special Riot Police Takes Case to Investigative Committee - HRO.org in English

Victim of Special Riot Police Takes Case to Investigative Committee - HRO.org in English

Lev Ponomarev: Three Trials - Three Parallels of Lies and Infamy - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev: Three Trials - Three Parallels of Lies and Infamy - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Andrei Kovalev: A List of Violators of Intellectual Freedom? - Blog on Rights in Russia

Andrei Kovalev: A List of Violators of Intellectual Freedom? - Blog on Rights in Russia:

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Will Yet Another Refugee Be Kidnapped in Russia? - HRO.org in English

Will Yet Another Refugee Be Kidnapped in Russia? - HRO.org in English:

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Pichugin Trial Unfair. Full text of the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights Available in Russian - HRO.org in English

Pichugin Trial Unfair. Full text of the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights Available in Russian - HRO.org in English:

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Ukrainian Border Guards Withhold Information about Razvozzhaev, Human Rights Activists Uncover Evidence of Torture - HRO.org in English

Ukrainian Border Guards Withhold Information about Razvozzhaev, Human Rights Activists Uncover Evidence of Torture - HRO.org in English:

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Georgy Satarov: My Confession - Comment on Rights in Russia

Georgy Satarov: My Confession - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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“The Plight of Political Prisoners is Knocking at our Hearts.” HRO.org Reports - HRO.org in English

“The Plight of Political Prisoners is Knocking at our Hearts.” HRO.org Reports - HRO.org in English

In Memory of Those from Ryazan who were Victims of Soviet Repression - HRO.org in English

In Memory of Those from Ryazan who were Victims of Soviet Repression - HRO.org in English

Pavel Chikov on the Registration Procedure for 'Foreign Agents': 'It Looks Like a Confession to Espionage' - HRO.org in English

Pavel Chikov on the Registration Procedure for 'Foreign Agents': 'It Looks Like a Confession to Espionage' - HRO.org in English:

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Georgy Satarov: In Praise of Elena Masyuk - Comment on Rights in Russia

Georgy Satarov: In Praise of Elena Masyuk - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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