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Press Release
Amnesty International Rejects Russia’s “Unconscionable” Threat for Second Veto of U.N. Security Council Action to Stop the Syria Bloodshed
Amnesty International called on Russia today to stop its “unconscionable” obstruction of United Nations’ efforts to help end the bloodshed…
February 1, 2012
Press Release
Russia Drops Slander Case Against Leading Human Rights Defender, says Amnesty International
Today's closure of the criminal proceedings against the head of a well-known Russian human rights organization is a victory for…
January 20, 2012
Press Release
Russia Must Act to Protect Journalists in Dagestan, Says Amnesty International
(Washington, D.C.) --The shocking murder of a journalist shot dead in Dagestan last night is a terrible sign of the…
December 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls for Release of Hundreds Held in Russian Election Protests
The Russian authorities must release all of the peaceful protesters detained over the weekend amid allegations of fraud in Sunday's…
December 5, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls Russian Court Ruling Against Jehovah’s Witness an Attack on Freedom of Expression and Religion
A Russian court ruling which found a Jehovah's Witness guilty of inciting hatred and enmity against other religious groups for…
November 3, 2011
Press Release
Jailed Former Ukraine Prime Minister Must Be Released, Says Amnesty International
A former Ukrainian prime minister jailed today for abuse of office must be released, Amnesty International said today. Yuliya Tymoshenko…
October 11, 2011
Press Release
Human Rights Defenders in Russia Under Threat, Says Amnesty International
Five years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist, little progress has been made to increase the safety…
October 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls New Arrest in Anna Politkovskaya’s Murder “Step in the Right Direction”
The arrest of a former senior Russian police official in connection with the murder of journalist and human rights defender…
August 24, 2011
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
Fresh threats against human rights defenders in Chechnya
The Chechen authorities must end their intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders
June 29, 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
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