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08 December 2009
The Russian authorities must stop persecuting human rights activists
and instead channel their efforts into investigating those responsible
for their murders.
27 November 2009
Blog written for Amnesty International by Belarusian youth activist Tatyana Tishkevich.
27 November 2009
Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for
attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they
were targeted by the authorities.
12 November 2009
Youth activists Emin Abdullayev and Adnan
Hajizade have been sentenced to 30 and 24 months' imprisonment
respectively on charges of 'hooliganism' and 'inflicting minor bodily
harm'.
11 November 2009
Musician and activist Igor Koktysh has been detained for over two years for the peaceful expression of his beliefs. If forcibly returned to Belarus, he could face the death penalty.
22 October 2009
The 2009 Sakharov prize for human rights has been awarded to Russian activists Oleg Orlov, Sergei Kovalev and Ludmila Alekseeva.
07 October 2009
A Moscow court has found in favour of the president's libel suit against human rights activist Oleg Orlov who accused him of "being
responsible" for the murder of human rights worker Natalia
Estemirova.
05 October 2009
Human rights activists in Russia and the North Caucasus face increasing
violence and intimidation three years after the murder of journalist
Anna Politkovskaya.
08 September 2009
Russia's Supreme Court ordered a new investigation into the 2006 killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya on Thursday.
12 August 2009
Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the Russian charity, Let's Save the Children, is the latest human rights activist to be murdered in Chechnya.
28 July 2009
Burmese opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been awarded the 2009 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience award.
16 July 2009
The abduction and murder of the prominent activist is a "consequence of the impunity that has been allowed to persist by the Russian and Chechen authorities."
29 June 2009
Amnesty International members across Europe join in a day of action as part of the organization’s solidarity campaign with independent journalists and human righ
25 June 2009
Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the acquittal of three men
accused of involvement in the 2006 killing of journalist Anna
Politkovskaya.
04 June 2009
The Lithuanian parliament has voted in favour of a measure that would
prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools and ban any
reference to it in public infor
