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Press Release
Russia: Peaceful activist sentenced under repressive new law must be released
Russia’s jailing of a peaceful opposition activist for violating the country’s new law on public assemblies is a shocking and cynical attack on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today.
December 7, 2015
Press Release
Russia: Release of Sochi campaigner jailed on absurd charges long overdue
The long overdue release of a campaigner jailed after he protested against the devastating environmental impact of the Sochi Olympic Games is no doubt a great relief for him and his family, but his imprisonment on absurd charges was a prime example of the disturbing tactics used by the Russian authorities to silence critics, said Amnesty International today.
November 10, 2015
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 are a blatant injustice after a patently unfair trial marred by credible allegations of torture.
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 freedom of expression and civil society in Russia.
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 another attack on freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International said.
May 28, 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 resorted to an unrelenting campaign of intimidation to silence dissent.
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 in the suffering of war zones. Governments pay lip service to the importance of protecting civilians. And yet the world's politicians have miserably failed to protect those in greatest need. Amnesty International believes that this can and must finally change.
February 25, 2015
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 Novgorod this morning on human rights activists, including Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina.
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 the Russian authorities' rampant violation of freedom of expression and assembly shows no sign of letting up.
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 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
Press Release
Russian Civil Society Activist Arrested Ahead of Start of Sochi Olympics
As the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics comes closer, harassment against civil society activists has intensified.
February 3, 2014