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Russia: Russian NGOs face new form of persecution
30 April 2013

A Moscow court has fined a Russian NGO almost 10000 USD. It is the first organization to be fined under a repressive new law which requires organizations in receipt ...

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Russia: Voters' rights NGO is first victim of 'foreign agents' law ...
25 April 2013

Today's decision by a Moscow court to fine an independent non-governmental organization and its leader is an alarming indicator for the future of civil society ...

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Russian Federation: Freedom under threat: The clampdown against ...
24 April 2013

A year since Vladimir Putin's return as President of the Russian Federation, the space for political opposition and other forms of dissent is rapidly shrinking. ...

Report       EUR 46/011/2013

Russia: President Putin's witch hunt | Amnesty International
24 April 2013

A news report examines recent laws aimed at undermining freedom of expression, assembly and association in Russia.

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Russian Federation: International human rights organizations ...
22 April 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH. DIARY NOTE. AI index: EUR 46/013/2013. 22 April 2013. International human rights organizations ...

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Russia: New Pressure on Civil Society
22 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI index: EUR 46/010/2013. 22 March 2013 . Russia: New Pressure on Civil Society ...

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Russia: Confronting the circle of injustice threats and pressure ...
21 March 2013

Human rights violations such as enforced disappearances, unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment committed by members of law enforcement agencies are ...

Report       EUR 46/003/2013

Amnesty International | Dangerous profession: Lawyers in the North ...
21 March 2013

Lawyers are often the last line of defence for those facing torture and unfair trial in the North Caucasus and elsewhere in Russia, yet they themselves often come ...

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Russia: Further information: Uzbekistani national at risk of ...
13 March 2013

Azamatzhon Ermakov is now back in Uzbekistan, where he is facing a real risk of being tortured and otherwise ill-treated. There is strong circumstantial evidence ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/009/2013

Major powers fuelling atrocities: Why the world needs a robust ...
12 March 2013

Every year, thousands of people are killed, injured, raped and forced to flee from their homes as a result of abuses and atrocities committed with conventional ...

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