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Weekly Update No. 29 (218) 18 July 2016 - Rights in Russia

Weekly Update No. 29 (218) 18 July 2016 - Rights in Russia

“They want testimony against Khodorkovsky” - Aleksei Pichugin moved from penal colony to unknown location (Radio Svoboda)

“They want testimony against Khodorkovsky” - Aleksei Pichugin moved from penal colony to unknown location (Radio Svoboda) - Rights in Russia

Boris Altshuler: "Children have become victims of the corruption rife in our society"

Boris Altshuler: "Children have become victims of the corruption rife in our society" - Rights in Russia

Rights Group of the Week: Anti-Corruption Foundation

Rights Group of the Week: Anti-Corruption Foundation - Rights in Russia

Quote for the Day: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: "On July 13, 2016, the official list of active 'foreign agents' comprised 104 groups' - Rights in Russia

Legal Case of the Week: Mahmoud Velitov

Legal Case of the Week: Mahmoud Velitov - Rights in Russia

Person of the Week: Sergei Krivov

Person of the Week: Sergei Krivov - Rights in Russia

Monday 11 July 2016

Legal Case of the Week: Oleksandr Shestakovych

Legal Case of the Week: Oleksandr Shestakovych - Rights in Russia

Rights Group of the Week: Individual & the Law

Rights Group of the Week: Individual & the Law - Rights in Russia

Quote for the Day: Anna Rurka

Anna Rurka: "I call on the Russian authorities to withdraw the charges against Ms Valentina Cherevatenko and not to interfere in the legitimate functioning of Women of the Don Foundation and Women of the Don Union" - Rights in Russia

Maria Baronova: What unites us is more important than our differences (Open Russia)

Maria Baronova: What unites us is more important than our differences (Open Russia) - Rights in Russia

Boris Altshuler: The Russian Orthodox Church should not forget that small children are being beaten (Rosbalt)

Boris Altshuler: The Russian Orthodox Church should not forget that small children are being beaten (Rosbalt) - Rights in Russia

Stefania Kulaeva: What did Astakhov accomplish in his seven years at the “children’s rights” trough? (Radio Svoboda)

Stefania Kulaeva: What did Astakhov accomplish in his seven years at the “children’s rights” trough? (Radio Svoboda) - Rights in Russia

Memorial considers Andrei Kolomiets, who took part in the Maidan events, a political prisoner

Memorial considers Andrei Kolomiets, who took part in the Maidan events, a political prisoner - Rights in Russia

Boris Altshuler: Children don’t know of Astakhov’s existence

Boris Altshuler: Children don’t know of Astakhov’s existence - Rights in Russia

#NewsoftheDay 11 July 2016 Yukos ex-security chief sentenced to life to be questioned by FSB - via RAPSI

11 July 2016 - Rights in Russia

Monday 4 July 2016

Please consider donating; please share. Our project on Crowdfunder: Translating Russia's human rights defenders

Translating Russia's human rights defenders, a Charities in UK on Crowdfunder

Updating and Repair Work on HRO.org

Updating and Repair Work on HRO.org - Rights in Russia

Svetlana Gannushkina: On the new 'anti-terrorist' laws. "We are preparing to prosecute our children"

Svetlana Gannushkina: On the new 'anti-terrorist' laws. "We are preparing to prosecute our children" - Rights in Russia

Aleksandr Verkhovsky: How missionary activity will be regulated in Russia - “They will visit people’s apartments, they will find offenders and impose fines” - Rights in Russia

Aleksandr Verkhovsky: How missionary activity will be regulated in Russia - “They will visit people’s apartments, they will find offenders and impose fines”

Ivan Pavlov: On the amendments to the counter-terrorism law

Ivan Pavlov: On the amendments to the counter-terrorism law

Rights Group of the Week: Women of the Don

Rights Group of the Week: Women of the Don - Rights in Russia

Legal Case of the Week: Vladimir Luzgin

Legal Case of the Week: Vladimir Luzgin - Rights in Russia

Person of the Week: Denis Karagodin

Person of the Week: Denis Karagodin - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 1 July 2016 - Rights in Russia

Week-ending 1 July 2016 - Rights in Russia

#NewsoftheDay 4 July 2016 Crimean activist detained for defence of political prisoners Sentsov & Kolchenko - via Human Rights in Ukraine

4 July 2016 - Rights in Russia

Quote for the Day: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: "On June 29, 2016, the official list of active 'foreign agents' comprised 102 groups"