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 Crimea: Lawyer detained in latest campaign of harassment targeting human rights defenders

Responding to the news that Crimean lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was detained by the de-facto authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea and is...

Russia: Bail refusal for Chechen prisoner of conscience is latest affront to justice as unfair trial looms

Responding to the news that a court in Chechnya has refused to release human rights defender Oyub Titiev on bail,...

Russia: Repressive law on public assemblies used to arbitrarily detain anti-corruption lawyer

Responding to this morning’s arbitrary detention by Russian police of Aleksandr Golovach, a lawyer for the Anti-Corruption Foundation, on spurious...

Russia: Amnesty researcher abducted and subjected to mock executions in Ingushetia

An Amnesty International researcher sent to observe demonstrations in the Ingushetian capital Magas was abducted, beaten and subjected to terrifying...

Russia: Lawyer covering torture case flees country after threats

Russian authorities must act immediately to protect Irina Biryukova, a lawyer who has fled the country after releasing a video...

Russia and USA must use Putin-Trump summit to show they are responsible international players

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump must use their upcoming summit in Helsinki to tackle the world’s most urgent human rights...

Russia: Supreme Court Plenum resolution is glimmer of hope for the right to protest

Responding to the resolution by the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court to provide guidance to lower courts hearing cases...

Russia: The bravest World Cup team you’ve never heard of

As Russia prepares for the opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2018, Amnesty International is shining a spotlight on...

Russia: Outrageous use of force against protesters in Moscow and all over the country

Following the forceful dispersal of today’s peaceful opposition rallies in Moscow and all over Russia, and the inaction of the...

Russia: Authorities must allow peaceful protests ahead of Putin inauguration

The Russian authorities must end violent crackdown on opposition protests scheduled for Saturday ahead of the fourth inauguration of Vladimir...

Russia: Chechnya’s leading rights defender facing 10 years in jail

Responding to a decision by the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic to extend the detention of Oyub Titiev, one...

Russia: One year after ‘gay purge’ in Chechnya, still no justice for victims

The Russian authorities have abjectly failed to take effective action in response to the violent persecution of gay men in...

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