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Russia: Navalny supporter faces three years in jail over sharing of Rammstein video

A Russian court will tomorrow deliver its verdict in the case against activist Andrei Borovikov, who faces three years in...

Russia: Police target peaceful protesters identified using facial recognition technology

Responding to the news that Moscow police have detained several activists and journalists identified using facial recognition technology as attendees...

Russia: Authorities move to outlaw Aleksei Navalny’s organizations as ‘extremist’

Responding to the news that the Moscow City Prosecutor’s Office has suspended the activities of Aleksei Navalny’s regional offices until...

Russia: Transfer of Aleksei Navalny is punishment in the guise of medical treatment

Responding to reports that Aleksei Navalny has been transferred from the penal colony where he is unlawfully imprisoned to a...

Russia: Prisoner of conscience Anastasia Shevchenko convicted, given suspended prison sentence

A Russian court today found human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Anastasia Shevchenko guilty of “organizing activity of an...

Russia: Aleksei Navalny given prison term while mass detention of his supporters leads to severe overcrowding and cruel and inhuman detention conditions

A court in Moscow has sentenced opposition activist and Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny to two years and eight months in...

Russia: Appalling use of force and arrests of peaceful protesters

All peaceful protesters detained today in Moscow and other Russian cities must be released immediately and unconditionally, and all instances...

Russia: Vicious government campaign to crush political opposition ahead of Sunday protests

Reacting to the mounting reports of searches and arrests in Russia of prominent political and civil activists associated with imprisoned...

Russia: Scores of activists arrested for protesting the detention of Aleksei Navalny must be released

Responding to the mass arrests and detention of more than 1,300 protesters gathered today in Moscow and across Russia to...

Russia: Authorities use farcical surprise ‘hearing’ to keep Aleksei Navalny behind bars

Reacting to news that prominent Russian opposition activist Aleksei Navalny has been remanded in custody for 30 days, following an...

Russia: Aleksei Navalny becomes prisoner of conscience after arrest on arrival in Moscow

Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release prominent Kremlin critic, Aleksei Navalny, detained minutes after he arrived at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo...

Russia: Alleged poisoning of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny must be thoroughly investigated

Amnesty International demands that the Russian authorities fully investigate the circumstances of the unexpected and critical deterioration of the health...

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