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November 18, 2019 Statement

Russia: “Foreign Agents” Bill Threatens Journalists

Amendment Would Extend Restrictions to Individuals, Including Bloggers

An interior view of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia, January 20, 2017.

November 15, 2019 News Release

Russia: Criminal Charges for Gay-Friendly Chat Show

Man Who Answered Children’s Questions on YouTube Threatened

Maksim Pankratov, 21 y/o, interviewed by children on “Real Talk” © personal archive / Maksim Pankratov

November 11, 2019 News Release

Russia: Don’t Block Action on Incendiary Weapons

White Phosphorus Should Be Included on the List

November 6, 2019 Dispatches

Russian Criminal Investigation Launched Over Video of a Gay Man Talking to Children

Authorities Equate Speaking to Children about Sexual Orientation with Sexual Assault

November 1, 2019 Dispatches

Russia’s Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Escalates

Court Case and Smear Campaign Won’t Defeat Defenders

Russian human rights activist Lev Ponomarev speaks to the media at the For Human Rights movement headquarters in Moscow, Russia

November 1, 2019 Report

Crimea: Conscription Violates International Law

Russia Flouting Human Rights Obligations Five Years into Occupation

Russian Marine Corps conscripts stand in formation as they take the oath in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol.

October 31, 2019 News Release

Russia: New Law Expands Government Control Online

Wider Internet Surveillance

Protest against the RuNet (Russian Internet) isolation in Moscow on March 10, 2019.

October 30, 2019 News Release

The “Moscow Case”: What You Need to Know

Arrests, Criminal Prosecutions for Peaceful Protests

October 29, 2019 Dispatches

Persecution Against Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia Escalates

Camp Raid the Latest in Deepening Crackdown on Members

October 18, 2019 Dispatches

Russian Activist Fights Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Alyona Popova’s Case Should Start National Conversation

In this image taken from video on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, Russian lawyer Alyona Popova speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia

October 14, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Is Still Penalizing Peaceful Protesters

Four-Year Prison Term Upheld; Two Others Under Criminal Prosecution

Konstantin Kotov and his lawyer, Maria Eismont, wait for the verdict in his case at Moscow's Tverskoi district court, September 5, 2019.

October 8, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Censors LGBT Online Groups

Court Warps Child Rights Arguments to Defend ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law

LGBT rights activists carry the rainbow flag during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia.

October 3, 2019 Dispatches

Bogus Terrorism Charges Against Russian Journalists

Prosecution of Svetlana Prokopyeva, Abdulmumin Gadzhiev Aim to Silence Critics

Pictured (L) Svetlana Prokopyeva, Pskov, Russia; and (R) Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, Makhachkala, Russia.

October 2, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Jails Crimean Tatar Blogger on Bogus ‘Terrorism’ Charges

Deepening Repression in Occupied Crimea

Crimean blogger and activist Nariman Memedeminov at his court hearing, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

September 20, 2019 Commentary

Russian Public Helped Free 1 'Moscow Case' Prisoner, Now They Want More

Their voices are getting louder and they will be hard to silence

Pavel Ustinov. Screenshot from his page on the website delo212.ru created in August 2019 to mobilize support for those jailed over the protests in Moscow.

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