Press Release
Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Human Rights Defender Aleksei Sokolov
Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) -- Today, a court in Krasnoyarsk decided to release Aleksei Sokolov on…
July 28, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Hostility Towards Human Rights Defenders in Chechnya
The Chechen authorities must end their intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today, after recent threats…
June 29, 2011
Press Release
Fresh threats against human rights defenders in Chechnya
The Chechen authorities must end their intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders
June 29, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Russian Federation 2011
Head of state: Dmitry Medvedev Head of government: Vladimir Putin Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 140.4 million Life expectancy:…
June 20, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Russian Human Rights Defender Not Guilty of Slander Charges
A leading Russian human rights defender, Oleg Orlov, has been accused of slandering the Chechen president has been acquitted by…
June 15, 2011
Press Release
Russian businessmen declared prisoners of conscience after convictions are upheld
Amnesty International has declared Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev prisoners of conscience after the two men’s convictions on…
May 25, 2011
Press Release
Russian businessmen declared prisoners of conscience after convictions are upheld
Amnesty International has declared Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev prisoners of conscience after the two men’s convictions on…
May 25, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Declares Russian Businessmen Prisoners of Conscience After Convictions Upheld
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International has declared Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev prisoners…
May 24, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Declares Russian Businessmen Prisoners of Conscience After Convictions Upheld
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International has declared Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev prisoners…
May 24, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Moscow Authorities to Overturn Gay Pride Event Ban
Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had…
May 18, 2011
Press Release
Moscow authorities ban gay pride event
Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had…
May 18, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Moscow Authorities to Overturn Gay Pride Event Ban
Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had…
May 18, 2011