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Russian Federation: Court finds Russian authorities negligent
25 January 2013

Tamerlan Dokuvich Suleimanov's whereabouts remain unknown, but the European Court of Human Rights has found that the Russian authorities violated his rights, in ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/001/2013

Russia's anti-gay 'propaganda law' assault on freedom of ...
25 January 2013

LGBTI activists protest outside Russia's Parliament as it backs a bill which outlaws the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors”.

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European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber: Case of Janowiec and ...
16 January 2013

1. EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS GRAND CHAMBER. Case of Janowiec and Others v. Russia. Application Nos. 55508/07 and 29520/09. Written ...

Document       IOR 61/001/2013

Amnesty International | Russian punk singer refused sentence ...
16 January 2013

Today's decision by a Russian court not to allow Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina to defer serving her sentence to a later date compounds the injustice already ...

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Russian punk singer refused sentence deferral | Amnesty ...
16 January 2013

Today's decision by a Russian court not to allow Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina to defer serving her sentence compounds the injustice already meted out to the ...

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Syria: Four men arrested, at risk of torture in Syria
7 January 2013

A Syrian man, Youssef al-Ammar, his nephews Suhaib al-Ammar and Iqbal al-Ammar and another relative, Bilal Koushan, were arrested on 24 November 2012 at their shared ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/002/2013

Russian authorities fail to respect spontaneous peaceful assembly
21 December 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 21 December 2012. AI Index: EUR 46/055/2012. Russian authorities fail to respect spontaneous peaceful assembly. ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/055/2012

Russia: 'Dima Yakovlev' Bill in no one's best interests | Amnesty ...
20 December 2012

Russian parliamentarians must reject a bill that will have a chilling effect on human rights defenders and civil society when it goes through its third reading ...

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Russian Federation: Further information: Discriminatory law ...
20 December 2012

Russian Parliament has postponed the first hearing of the amendments to the Russian Code of Administrative Offences regarding punishment for 'propaganda of homosexuality ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/054/2012

Russian Federation: International NGOs call for end to Russian ...
19 December 2012

AI Index: EUR 46/053/2012. International NGOs call for end to Russian crack-down on civil society. BERLIN, 19 December 2012 – On ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/053/2012