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February 8, 2021 Dispatches

Another Grim First in “Undesirable” Cases in Russia

Repeal Abusive Law, Stop Persecuting Civic Activists

Mikhail Iosilevich, head of the local branch of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Pastafarianism), an independent group,  November 2020.
February 5, 2021 News Release

Russia: Social Media Pressured to Censor Posts

Fines, Smear Campaigns, Potential Blocking for Noncompliance

A man wearing a face mask to protect against Covid-19 uses his smartphone among Moscow City skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2021.
February 4, 2021 Commentary

No Better Time for EU to Press for Human Rights in Russia

Borrell Should Raise Navalny’s Arrest, Crackdown on Dissent and Independent Groups

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, next to now-High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell after a meeting at the foreign ministry in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. 
February 3, 2021 Dispatches

Russia Authorities Target Journalists in Protest Crackdown

Detention of Editor-in-Chief Highlights the Attacks on Journalism

The Editor-in-Chief of Mediazona, Sergey Smirnov, in front of Pskov Regional Court, after the trial of Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, Pskov, Russia, July 6 2020.
February 2, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Court Rules to Jail Navalny

Ruling Could Spur Country-Wide Protests

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is pictured in the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, February 2, 2021.
February 2, 2021 Commentary

What Sweden Needs to Say About Democracy and Human Rights in Russia

Foreign Minister Should Raise Issue of Attacks on Civil Society

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde in Moscow, February 2, 2021.
February 1, 2021 Commentary

Russian Authorities’ Treatment of Navalny is Escalating the Protests

Police officers detain a protester during a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, on January 23, 2021. 
January 31, 2021 News Release

Russia: Police Double Down on Detaining Protesters

Mass Arbitrary Arrests, Police Brutality, Prosecutions

A policeman detains a man while protesters try to help him, during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021.
January 30, 2021 Commentary

Detained and Prosecuted for Defending Protesters in Russia

A Story of Two Lawyers Highlights a Bigger Problem with Russia’s Justice System

Mikhail Benyash and Mansur Gilmanov
January 25, 2021 Report

Russia: Police Detain Thousands in Pro-Navalny Protests

Mass Arbitrary Detentions, Police Brutality, Criminal Prosecutions

Police officers clash with people during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow.
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Spends Two Years Under House Arrest

Authorities Use Politically Motivated Criminal Prosecutions to Silence Opponents

Anastasiya Shevchenko. 
January 22, 2021 News Release

Russia: Crackdown Ahead of Pro-Navalny Protests

Detention, Intimidation Violate Rights and Abuse Covid-19 Measures

Police officers detaining Alexei Navalny's supporter at Vnukovo airport, Moscow, on January 17, 2021. © 2021 Emin Dzhafarov/Kommersant/Sipa via AP Images
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia

Azat Miftakhov Sentenced to 6 Years on Controversial Hooliganism Charges

Mathematics and mechanics graduate student at Moscow State University Azat Miftakhov before the court session in Golovinsky district court. September 05, 2019. 
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Authorities Jail Poisoned Putin Critic

Alexei Navalny’s Arrest Arbitrary, Politically Motivated

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

European Court Accepts Case to Adjudicate Abuses in Crimea

Decision Recognizes Abuses in Crimea Are Attributable to Russia

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