Two years after the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,
human rights activists and journalists are still at risk in the Russian
Federation, in particula
Recent attacks on independent journalists and human rights activists
illustrate the risks under which they work in Russia, Amnesty
International said on the eve of t
After months of increased tension, and recent low-level hostilities,
the conflict between Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia
escalated in the early mo
Amnesty International has called on all sides to the conflict in South
Ossetia to fully respect international humanitarian law in order that
civilians are protected
The Gay Pride march in Riga on Saturday may have passed
largely without incident, but elsewhere in Europe, the right of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
The space for human rights activists, independent organizations and
media to operate and to express critical views in the Russian
Federation has been gradually and p
There has been a clampdown on the freedoms of assembly and expression
in the run-up to parliamentary and presidential elections in the
Russian Federation.
