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Hundreds of Thousands Petition Putin to End of Repression in Russia
A handcuffed Russian ballerina braved the freezing weather in Moscow yesterday as Amnesty International activists delivered a petition of 330,000 signatures urging President Vladimir Putin to repeal repressive legislation in the country.
January 31, 2014
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Russia’s Release of Platon Lebedev is Welcome, But It Falls Short of Justice
As the start of the Sochi Olympics approaches, the Russian authorities have decided to release another prisoner of conscience in a move that can be seen as politically expedient.
January 23, 2014
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Pussy Riot Members to Appear at Amnesty Human Rights Concert at Barclays Center on Feb. 5
Members of the Russian art collective Pussy Riot will participate in Amnesty International's landmark Bringing Human Rights Home concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on February 5.
January 21, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Release of Pussy Riot Members
Amnesty International USA, whose membership took more than 200,000 online actions on behalf of Pussy Riot during the band members’ imprisonment in Russia, celebrated their release Monday but pledged no let-up in its advocacy in Russia as the Black Sea resort of Sochi prepares to host the Olympics.
December 23, 2013
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Russia’s Amnesty Law Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The Russian parliament passed an amnesty bill that may see the imprisoned Pussy Riot singers, some of Greenpeace's "Arctic 30" and detainees in the Bolotnaya case freed.
December 18, 2013
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With Snowden Russia Asylum Set to Expire, Brazil Must Consider His Permanent Asylum Request
Brazil's government should give full consideration to Edward Snowden's claim for asylum in the country. Today the U.S. whistleblower offered to help a Brazilian spying probe and requested asylum.
December 18, 2013
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Russia’s ‘Foreign Agents Law’ is Shutting Down Prominent NGOs
More than a thousand independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been subjected to unannounced mass inspections by Russian authorities. Some have faced heavy fines and in some instances have been forced to shut their doors.
November 19, 2013
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Pussy Riot Member Rumored to Have Been Transferred to Siberian Prison
There is a global spotlight on the deteriorating human rights situation in Russia. Sending Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to Siberia will not dim the glare on President Putin’s crackdown on basic freedoms.
November 6, 2013
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As Olympic Torch Arrives in Moscow, Putin Blows Out the Flame of Freedom
Steven W. Hawkins, Amnesty International USA's new executive director, issued the following statement to mark the arrival of the Olympic in Moscow today ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in February 2014.
October 7, 2013
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Russian Winter Games Olympic Torch Throws Light on Human Rights Violations
As the Olympic torch arrives in Moscow, Amnesty International is launching a worldwide campaign to highlight Russia’s increasingly deplorable human rights record.
October 2, 2013
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Push for Russia and China to Sign Arms Treaty
With more than 100 countries having signed the groundbreaking Arms Trade Treaty, Amnesty International today urged all countries and especially China and Russia -- the two holdouts among the Permanent Members of the U.N. Security Council and two of the top 10 arms exporters-- to get behind this life-saving global effort.
September 26, 2013
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Russia Must Investigate Prison Abuse Allegations by Pussy Riot
The Russian prison authorities’ decision to move an imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot to solitary confinement after she complained about prison conditions is yet another sign of suppression of any form of free speech in the country.
September 25, 2013