In Memory of Valery Abramkin - HRO.org in English

In Memory of Valery Abramkin - HRO.org in English

Quote for the Day: Artem Lakhtionov, skywalker - from LA Times

"It seems scary, but it is a situation which you control, and if something goes wrong it is your fault, whereas in the ordinary life down below, anything can happen to you because you have little or no control of this ordinary life" - Artem Lakhtionov, skywalker - from LA Times

Aleksandr Podrabinek: "Listen to Shevchuk" - Grani.ru

Aleksandr Podrabinek: "Listen to Shevchuk" - Grani.ru

With thanks to Valery Fedorovich Abramkin - HRO.org in English

With thanks to Valery Fedorovich Abramkin - HRO.org in English

In Karelia case resumes against blogger who criticised Russian Orthodox Church. Sixth expert appraisal ordered - Internet Freedom in Russia

In Karelia case resumes against blogger who criticised Russian Orthodox Church. Sixth expert appraisal ordered - Internet Freedom in Russia

"War of experts" breaks out in trial of Pomor man accused of inciting racial hatred towards Russians - Internet Freedom in Russia

"War of experts" breaks out in trial of Pomor man accused of inciting racial hatred towards Russians - Internet Freedom in Russia

Russian patriotic NGOs come out in support of Pomor man accused of inciting hatred towards Russians - Internet Freedom in Russia

Russian patriotic NGOs come out in support of Pomor man accused of inciting hatred towards Russians - Internet Freedom in Russia

Archangelsk court to consider case of Pomor man accused of inciting hatred towards Russians - Internet Freedom in Russia

Archangelsk court to consider case of Pomor man accused of inciting hatred towards Russians - Internet Freedom in Russia

EHRAC recruiting Legal Officer and Senior Legal Adviser - Noticeboard

EHRAC recruiting Legal Officer and Senior Legal Adviser - Noticeboard

School teacher sacked for taking part in gay rights demonstration - HRO.org in English

School teacher sacked for taking part in gay rights demonstration - HRO.org in English

No. 4 (28 January) 2013 - Weekly Update on Rights in Russia

No. 4 (28 January) 2013 - Weekly Update on Rights in Russia

Razvozzhaev Admitted to Detention Centre Hospital - HRO.org in English

Razvozzhaev Admitted to Detention Centre Hospital - HRO.org in English

Lawyer lodges appeal against investigators’ inaction in embezzlement case uncovered by Magnitsky - HRO.org in English

Lawyer lodges appeal against investigators’ inaction in embezzlement case uncovered by Magnitsky - HRO.org in English

Ministry of Justice Refuses to Consider Shield and Sword a Foreign Agent - Forbes (RiR translation)

Ministry of Justice Refuses to Consider Shield and Sword a Foreign Agent - Forbes (RiR translation)

Mikhail Fedotov asks Investigative Committee to look into Sergei Krivov's hunger strike - HRO.org in English

Mikhail Fedotov asks Investigative Committee to look into Sergei Krivov's hunger strike - HRO.org in English

European Court ruling on Aleksei Pichugin application comes into force - HRO.org in English

European Court ruling on Aleksei Pichugin application comes into force - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 25 January 2013 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 25 January 2013 - Rights in Russia

Ministry of Justice refuses to recognise Chuvashia NGO as 'foreign agent' - Grani.ru

Ministry of Justice refuses to recognise Chuvashia NGO as 'foreign agent' - Grani.ru:

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Court refuses to reduce Lebedev's sentence - HRO.org in English

Court refuses to reduce Lebedev's sentence - HRO.org in English:

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Lev Ponomarev on the law banning adoptions by US citizens - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev on the law banning adoptions by US citizens - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Justice Ministry does not consider human rights activity political - HRO.org in English

Justice Ministry does not consider human rights activity political - HRO.org in English:

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Experts in international law discuss "anti-Magnitsky" law - HRO.org in English

Experts in international law discuss "anti-Magnitsky" law - HRO.org in English

Not everyone is cut out to be a foreign agent... - HRO.org in English

Not everyone is cut out to be a foreign agent... - HRO.org in English

Public Prosecutor’s Office to examine alleged unlawful detention of civil rights activist in Kazan psychiatric hospital - HRO.org in English

Public Prosecutor’s Office to examine alleged unlawful detention of civil rights activist in Kazan psychiatric hospital - HRO.org in English

Aleksandr Dolmatov's Mother Writes Letter to Queen of Netherlands - HRO.org in English

Aleksandr Dolmatov's Mother Writes Letter to Queen of Netherlands - HRO.org in English

Mother's Right Foundation threatened with closure - Foundation to help the families of soldiers who have died is itself in need of our help - Novaya gazeta

Mother's Right Foundation threatened with closure - Foundation to help the families of soldiers who have died is itself in need of our help - Novaya gazeta 

Commemoration of Aleksandr Dolmatov outside the Dutch Embassy - HRO.org in English

Commemoration of Aleksandr Dolmatov outside the Dutch Embassy - HRO.org in English

Picketers against homophobia beaten up in Voronezh - HRO.org in English

Picketers against homophobia beaten up in Voronezh - HRO.org in English

Court finds extension of Razvozzhaev’s detention lawful - HRO.org in English

Court finds extension of Razvozzhaev’s detention lawful - HRO.org in English

Hundreds of St. Petersburg Residents Pay Last Respects to Renowned Lawyer and Human Rights Defender - HRO.org in English

Hundreds of St. Petersburg Residents Pay Last Respects to Renowned Lawyer and Human Rights Defender - HRO.org in English

Statement by Novaya Gazeta on the progress of the Politkovskaya and Shchekochikhin murder investigations - HRO.org in English

Statement by Novaya Gazeta on the progress of the Politkovskaya and Shchekochikhin murder investigations - HRO.org in English

Maksim Trudoliubov on the security services' deep distrust of independence in society - Vedomosti

Maksim Trudoliubov on the security services' deep distrust of independence in society - Vedomosti

To Remember is to Fight: On Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova - HRO.org in English

To Remember is to Fight: On Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova - HRO.org in English:

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Lev Ponomarev on government use of repressive measures against civic activists - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev on government use of repressive measures against civic activists - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Yury Schmidt: Defender of the Fatherland - HRO.org in English

Yury Schmidt: Defender of the Fatherland - HRO.org in English

Georgy Satarov on the Opposition Coordinating Council (OCC) and 13 January - Comment on Rights in Russia

Georgy Satarov on the Opposition Coordinating Council (OCC) and 13 January - Comment on Rights in Russia

Presidential Council on Human Rights calls for rejection of bill on insulting feelings of believers - HRO.org in English

Presidential Council on Human Rights calls for rejection of bill on insulting feelings of believers - HRO.org in English

“We remember Stas and Nastya”. HRO.org reports - HRO.org in English

“We remember Stas and Nastya”. HRO.org reports - HRO.org in English

Justice Minister on the "law" and NGOs - HRO.org in English

Justice Minister on the "law" and NGOs - HRO.org in English

Weekly Update No. 3 (21 January) 2013

Weekly Update No. 3 (21 January) 2013

Ministry of Justice Can't Crack the Agents - Gazeta.ru

Ministry of Justice Can't Crack the Agents - Gazeta.ru

How to Defend Non-Profits from the Anti-Magnitsky Law: Instructions for Non-Profit Lawyers - HRO.org in English

How to Defend Non-Profits from the Anti-Magnitsky Law: Instructions for Non-Profit Lawyers - HRO.org in English

Alekhina transferred to pre-trial detention centre from Perm penal colony - HRO.org in English

Alekhina transferred to pre-trial detention centre from Perm penal colony - HRO.org in English

Federation Council aims to introduce registration of volunteers - HRO.org in English

Federation Council aims to introduce registration of volunteers - HRO.org in English

Arseny Roginsky on Yury Schmidt - HRO.org in English

Arseny Roginsky on Yury Schmidt - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 18 January 2013 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 18 January 2013 -  Rights in Russia

Jens Siegert on the death of Yury Schmidt - Comment on Rights in Russia

Jens Siegert on the death of Yury Schmidt - Comment on Rights in Russia

Moscow City Hall after all agrees to a march in memory of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasiya Baburova - HRO.org in English

Moscow City Hall after all agrees to a march in memory of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasiya Baburova - HRO.org in English:

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Maria Alekhina : "No one will ever force me to say I am guilty " - HRO.org in English

Maria Alekhina : "No one will ever force me to say I am guilty " - HRO.org in English:

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Lev Ponomarev: 'Stupidity or Villainy' - on the authorities' refusal to permit a march in memory of Markelov and Baburova - Comment on Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev: 'Stupidity or Villainy' - on the authorities' refusal to permit a march in memory of Markelov and Baburova - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Ramil Akhmetgaliev on minimizing risk: how NGOs can protect themselves against the "anti-Magnitsky law" - Human Rights in Russia

Ramil Akhmetgaliev on minimizing risk: how NGOs can protect themselves against the "anti-Magnitsky law" - Human Rights in Russia:

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Human Rights Defenders, the Ministry of Justice and the New ‘Laws’ - HRO.org in English

Human Rights Defenders, the Ministry of Justice and the New ‘Laws’ - HRO.org in English:

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Constitutional Court supports Memorial Society on access to archives - HRO.org in English

Constitutional Court supports Memorial Society on access to archives - HRO.org in English:

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Defence counsel of Leonid Razvozzhaev appeals against refusal of Investigative Committee to investigate his kidnapping - HRO.org in English

Defence counsel of Leonid Razvozzhaev appeals against refusal of Investigative Committee to investigate his kidnapping - HRO.org in English:

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Aleksandr Podrabinek: One Foot in the Soviet Union

Aleksandr Podrabinek: One Foot in the Soviet Union:

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Aleksandr Podrabinek on the Lessons of the Depardieu Affair

Aleksandr Podrabinek on the Lessons of the Depardieu Affair:

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Yury Samodurov: Bidding Farewell to Yury Markovich Schmidt - HRO.org in English

Yury Samodurov: Bidding Farewell to Yury Markovich Schmidt - HRO.org in English:

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In Memory of Yury Markovich Schmidt - HRO.org in English

In Memory of Yury Markovich Schmidt - HRO.org in English:

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In Moscow thousands of protesters call for dissolution of State Duma: HRO.org reports - HRO.org in English

In Moscow thousands of protesters call for dissolution of State Duma: HRO.org reports - HRO.org in English:

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Suspect in “Bolotnaya Square” investigation Lutskevich appeals to European Court - HRO.org in English

Suspect in “Bolotnaya Square” investigation Lutskevich appeals to European Court - HRO.org in English:

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Navalny lodges appeal against law on demonstrations with Constitutional Court - HRO.org in English

Navalny lodges appeal against law on demonstrations with Constitutional Court - HRO.org in English:

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Pussy Riot against political censorship - HRO.org in English

Pussy Riot against political censorship - HRO.org in English

St Petersburg city hall refuses to allow anti-fascists to march in memory of Markelov & Baburova - HRO.org in English

St Petersburg city hall refuses to allow anti-fascists to march in memory of Markelov & Baburova - HRO.org in English

Investigative Committee unites 'Bolotnaya Square' and 'Anatomy of a Protest-2' investigations - HRO.org in English

Investigative Committee unites 'Bolotnaya Square' and 'Anatomy of a Protest-2' investigations - HRO.org in English

Civic activists against the abolition of public hearings - HRO.org in English

Civic activists against the abolition of public hearings - HRO.org in English

Arts Figures Call for People to Take Part in “March Against the Scoundrels” - HRO.org in English

Arts Figures Call for People to Take Part in “March Against the Scoundrels” - HRO.org in English

Appeal against acquittal of former deputy head of Butyrka remand centre - HRO.org in English

Appeal against acquittal of former deputy head of Butyrka remand centre - HRO.org in English

Two suspects in Bolotnaya Square case appeal to European Court - HRO.org in English

Two suspects in Bolotnaya Square case appeal to European Court - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 11 January 2013 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 11 January 2013 - Rights in Russia

Boris Altshuler Asks President of France to Ban Children's Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov from Entering the Country - HRO.org in English

Boris Altshuler Asks President of France to Ban Children's Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov from Entering the Country - HRO.org in English

Boris Altshuler: Letter to the President of the French Republic Francois Hollande - Comment on Rights in Russia

Boris Altshuler: Letter to the President of the French Republic Francois Hollande - Comment on Rights in Russia

Oleg Kozlovsky on Putin's proposal to toughen registration rules - from LiveJournal

Oleg Kozlovsky on Putin's proposal to toughen registration rules - from LiveJournal

Another Civic Activist to be Prosecuted? - HRO.org in English

Another Civic Activist to be Prosecuted? - HRO.org in English

Vladimir Putin amends law on non-profit organisations - HRO.org in English

Vladimir Putin amends law on non-profit organisations - HRO.org in English

A Life of Integrity: Vladimir Bukovsky at 70 - HRO.org in English

A Life of Integrity: Vladimir Bukovsky at 70 - HRO.org in English

December 2012 - Rights in Russia

December 2012 - Rights in Russia:

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Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: December 2012

Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: December 2012

No. 1 (7 January) 2013 - Weekly Update on Rights in Russia

No. 1 (7 January) 2013 - Weekly Update on Rights in Russia:

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The exhibition ‘Ryazan. 1937. Black Jubilee’ is now online - HRO.org in English

The exhibition ‘Ryazan. 1937. Black Jubilee’ is now online - HRO.org in English:

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Aleksandr Podrabinek: 'Let Them Hate' - from the Russian media

Aleksandr Podrabinek: 'Let Them Hate' - from the Russian media

Aleksandr Podrabinek: The Presidents of Two Countries Unite - from the Russian Media

Aleksandr Podrabinek: The Presidents of Two Countries Unite - from the Russian Media

Ekaterinburg: Human Rights Defender Vladimir Shaklein Dies - HRO.org in English

Ekaterinburg: Human Rights Defender Vladimir Shaklein Dies - HRO.org in English

Week-ending 4 January 2013 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 4 January 2013 - Rights in Russia:

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Georgy Satarov: A Signature that is both Sentence and Diagnosis - Comment on Rights in Russia

Georgy Satarov: A Signature that is both Sentence and Diagnosis - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Public Appeal in Cases of Akimenkov and Kosenko - Comment on Rights in Russia

Public Appeal in Cases of Akimenkov and Kosenko - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Laws like this are a genuine cause for outrage - HRO.org in English

Laws like this are a genuine cause for outrage - HRO.org in English:

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Head of Kopeisk Penal Colony No.6 Arrested - HRO.org in English

Head of Kopeisk Penal Colony No.6 Arrested - HRO.org in English:

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Investigative Committee checks new evidence of extortion at Kopeisk penal colony No.6 - HRO.org in English

Investigative Committee checks new evidence of extortion at Kopeisk penal colony No.6 - HRO.org in English:

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Karinna Moskalenko on the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Timur Idalov - HRO.org in English

Karinna Moskalenko on the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Timur Idalov - HRO.org in English:

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Human Rights Watch: Researcher on Russia Position - Noticeboard

Human Rights Watch: Researcher on Russia Position - Noticeboard:

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Lev Ponomarev: In Memory of Vladimir Shaklein - Rights in Russia

Lev Ponomarev: In Memory of Vladimir Shaklein - Comment on Rights in Russia:

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Boris Akunin: "It's far from a pointless exercise to tell the scumbags what they really are" - HRO.org in English

Boris Akunin: "It's far from a pointless exercise to tell the scumbags what they really are" - HRO.org in English:

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Memorial joins Katyn legal case as third party - HRO.org in English

Memorial joins Katyn legal case as third party - HRO.org in English:

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Write to Your MP on the Sergei Magnitsky Case - Noticeboard on Rights in Russia

Write to Your MP on the Sergei Magnitsky Case - Noticeboard on Rights in Russia:

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Rights in Russia: New Year's gift

Rights in Russia: New Year's gift...

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