Press Release
Russia: Crimean activists sentenced after ‘fatally flawed’ military trial
Hefty prison sentences of up to two decades handed down by a Russian military court against two Ukrainian activists today…
August 25, 2015
Press Release
Russia: Move to Outlaw “Undesirable” Foreign Organizations Suffocates Human Rights
A new move by the Russian Parliament to outlaw so-called undesirable organizations is yet another nail in the coffin for…
July 8, 2015
Press Release
Russia: Making troop deaths a secret ‘attacks freedom of expression’
A decree signed today by President Vladimir Putin making deaths of Russian forces “in peacetime” a state secret is yet…
May 28, 2015
Report
Breaking Bodies: Torture and Summary Killings in Eastern Ukraine
Overwhelming evidence of ongoing war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners, serve as a stark reminder of the…
May 21, 2015
Report
Violations of the Rights to Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association in Crimea
The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and…
March 18, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Summary Killings During the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
An Amnesty International investigation into allegations of execution-style and other deliberate killings by pro-Russian separatists and pro-Kyiv forces has found…
October 19, 2014
Press Release
Violent Attack on Pussy Riot Members Must Not Be Tolerated
The Russian authorities must promptly launch an independent and impartial investigation into an apparently unprovoked and premeditated attack in Nizhny…
March 6, 2014
Press Release
Russia: Hundreds More Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested Outside Bolotnaya Trial Sentencing
The apparently arbitrary arrest and detention of a further 234 peaceful protesters outside a Moscow court building today shows how…
February 24, 2014
Press Release
Russia’s Guilty Verdict of Bolotnaya Defendants is “Injustice at Its Most Obvious”
Today's guilty verdict against defendants in the Bolotnaya Square protest trial is a hideous injustice.
February 21, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Experts Available for Interviews on Violence in Ukraine
Amnesty International experts in Kyiv and London are monitoring the continuing violence between anti-government protesters and security forces in central…
February 19, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Responds to Today’s Arrests in Russia
Amnesty International USA's Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins, responds to today’s arrests in Russia
February 18, 2014