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August 21, 2020 Dispatches

Russia Needs an Investigation into Navalny’s Illness

Kremlin Critic is Fighting for His Life

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
August 6, 2020 News Release

Russia: Reject Anti-LGBT ‘Traditional Values’ Bill

Eliminating Legal Recognition for Transgender People Undermines Rights

The Russian flag flies on a courthouse building in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15 2020.
August 4, 2020 News Release

Russia: Activist Facing Charges Over Peaceful Protest

Authorities Use Abusive Law to Penalize Critics

Yuliya Galyamina holding placard “Down with the Tsar”, July 2020, Moscow 
July 23, 2020 Dispatches

Russian Journalist Facing Charges after Police Broke His Arm

Ensure Thorough Investigation Instead of Prosecuting the Journalist

David Frenkel, in hospital. July 2020.
July 22, 2020 Commentary

Most Covid-19 restrictions lifted, but Moscow is not open for protest

It appears that the city authorities have used Covid-19 as a pretext to deny permission for protests over a constitutional referendum.

July 21, 2020 News Release

Russia: Rights Researcher’s Trial Raises Serious Concerns

15-Year Sentence Sought Despite Earlier Acquittal, Apparent Political Motivations

Historian Yuri Dmitriev, who was on trial on charges of involving his adopted daughter in child pornography, of illegally possessing components of a firearm, and of depravity involving a minor, speaks with people after a hearing outside a court building in Petrozavodsk, Russia. April 5, 2018.
July 16, 2020 Commentary

Russia Eviscerates Syria Cross-Border Aid Program Despite Pandemic

Countries Should Look Beyond UN Security Council to Get Aid to Syrians

Women walk in a neighborhood heavily damaged by airstrikes in Idlib, Syria, March 12, 2020.
July 15, 2020 News Release

Russia: Rights Defender Faces Criminal Charges

Repeal Abusive ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

Semyon Simonov
July 10, 2020 News Release

Russia: Dozens of Journalists Detained for Peaceful Protests

Detentions Put Them at Added Health Risk

Mariya Starikova stands in front of the FSB building in Moscow with a placard reading “Freedom to Ivan Safronov”, July 7, 2020.
July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Moscow’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology Challenged

Activists File an Application to European Court of Human Rights

Two surveillance camera are seen in a street in Moscow, Russia
July 7, 2020 Dispatches

Another Journalist Arrested in Russia

Ivan Safronov Accused of Treason

Photograph of Ivan Safronov, from his Facebook page.
July 6, 2020 Commentary

Russia Should Repeal No-Women Jobs List

A Transgender Woman’s Court Victory Highlights the Russian Regulation’s Absurdity

The Russian flag flies on a courthouse building in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15 2020.
July 6, 2020 Dispatches

Russian Journalist Sentenced on Bogus Terrorism Charges

Authorities Abuse Criminal Justice to Silence Independent Media

Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva (left) attends the trial in the Second Western District Military Court.
July 5, 2020 Letter

Letter to the Chairman of the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation A.I. Bastyrkin

Regarding the lack of an effective investigation into the death of Madina Umyaeva

In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.
July 3, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Russia

76th session

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