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Amnesty International | Little progress on second anniversary of ...
14 July 2011

The Russian authorities have made little attempt to effectively investigate possible involvement by local officials in the July 2009 murder of the prominent human ...

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Russian Federation: Further information: LGBT people denied right ...
13 July 2011

At a 25 June protest against the St. Petersburg authorities' refusal to let the Slavic Pride go ahead, the police arrested 14 people and detained them for more ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/030/2011

Russian Federation: Tajik man faces extradition, risks torture
13 July 2011

The Tajikistani authorities have asked the Russian authorities to extradite Ismon Azimov from Russia for "organization of a criminal group", suspecting that he ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/029/2011

Amnesty International | Fresh threats against human rights ...
29 June 2011

The Chechen authorities must end their intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders.

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Russia: Health action - Shamkhan Aziev must have urgent surgical ...
29 June 2011

PUBLIC Index: EUR 46/027/2011 (Russia) Date: 29 June 2011 Index: EUR 46/027/2011 Date: 29 June 2011. To: Health professionals. From: Amnesty international. ...

Medical Action       EUR 46/027/2011

Russian Federation: LGBT activists fear arrest and violence
21 June 2011

The authorities in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, have denied lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists the right to hold a Slavic Pride, planned ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/026/2011

Amnesty International remembers Yelena Bonner
20 June 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: EUR 46/025/2011. 20 June 2011. Amnesty International remembers Yelena Bonner. Members ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/025/2011

Russian human rights defender not guilty of slander charges ...
14 June 2011

Oleg Orlov had said the Chechen President was responsible for the murder of rights defender Natalia Estemirova.

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Russian Federation: Detention of suspect in journalist's murder ...
3 June 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 3 June 2011. Index: EUR 46/024/2011. Russian Federation: Detention of suspect in journalist's ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/024/2011

Russian Federation: Chechen man abducted by police
2 June 2011

A Chechen man has been abducted from his workplace by men in uniform, alleged to have been police officers. Eyewitnesses have given a full account to the authorities ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/023/2011