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Russian Federation: Opposition leader held for protest attempt
13 December 2011

Russian opposition leader Sergey Udaltsov has been in detention in Moscow since 4 December, solely for attempting to lead peaceful protests against alleged election ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/045/2011

Russian authorities must stop mistreatment of peaceful protesters ...
7 December 2011

Since demonstrations started, there have been numerous reports of beatings of peaceful protesters by the police and denial of medical treatment.

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Hundreds held in Russian election protests | Amnesty International
5 December 2011

More than 300 peaceful protesters detained amid allegations of fraud in parliamentary elections.

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Russia: St. Petersburg urged to halt draconian anti-gay bill ...
18 November 2011

A homophobic law proposed in Russia's second city would threaten freedom of expression and fuel discrimination.

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Russian Federation: Natalia Estemirova: Letter Writing Marathon ...
10 November 2011

Demand justice for Natalia Estemirova, a Russian human rights activist who was abducted and killed in 2009. There are still no reliable signs that those involved ...

Document       EUR 46/036/2011

Voices of victims: Testimonies from victims of enforced ...
9 November 2011

Enforced disappearance is a dehumanising practice which has long-lasting and damaging consequences for both the disappeared person and his or her loved ones. It ...

Document       IOR 51/009/2011

Amnesty International | Russian court finds Jehovah's Witness ...
3 November 2011

A Russian court ruling which found a Jehovah's Witness guilty of inciting hatred and enmity against other religious groups for distributing literature, is an attack ...

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Russian court finds Jehovah's Witness guilty of inciting hatred ...
3 November 2011

Aleksandr Kalistratov sentenced to community service for distributing brochures which allegedly incited hatred against the Catholic Church.

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Russian Federation: Further information: Chechen prisoner needs ...
21 October 2011

An ethnic Chechen man, Zubair Zubairaev, imprisoned in Siberia, urgently needs an independent medical examination and complex treatment. His health has been gravely ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/043/2011

Russian Federation: Beaten up for speaking out: Attacks on human ...
5 October 2011

This December the Russian Federation will mark its 20th anniversary. During this period, however, the Russian authorities have invested more effort into managing ...

Report       EUR 46/038/2011