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Russia urged to reconsider anti-gay laws as activist fined ...
4 May 2012

Under repressive new laws in St Petersburg, a prominent LGBTI rights activist has been fined for spreading "gay propaganda".

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Wire, May/June 2012. Vol. 42, issue 03
1 May 2012

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Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2012

Wire, May/June 2012. Vol. 42, issue 03
1 May 2012

1) Up front: the night-crossing 2) Freedom of expression: China's defiant heart 3) Human rights talk: 'You can't just stand there and not act' 4) World Press Freedom ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2012

Russian Federation: Alleged feminist punk singers detained
30 April 2012

Three young women are being detained by the Russian authorities for allegedly performing a protest song in a cathedral as part of a feminist punk group 'Pussy ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/017/2012

Russian Federation: The authorities must stop Sergei Magnitsky's ...
4 April 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 46/015/2012. 4 April 2012. Russian Federation : T he authorities must stop Sergei ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/015/2012

Russian Federation: Release punk singers held after performance in ...
3 April 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: EUR 46/014/2012. 3 April 2012. Russia: Release punk singers held after performance in church. ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/014/2012

Russian Federation: Further information: Tajik refused asylum ...
3 April 2012

Nizomkhon Juraev was released from a Russian detention facility on 29 March. He has not been seen since. He is a citizen of Tajikistan, and there are fears that ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/013/2012

Russian Federation: Further information: Man who "disappeared" may ...
15 March 2012

Rustam Aushev, not seen since 17 February, may have been detained by security service officials. His whereabouts are still unknown, and his life may be in danger ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/011/2012

Russian Federation: Further information: Anti-LGBTI bill passes ...
2 March 2012

A bill that would severely restrict the right to freedom of expression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in St Petersburg, Russia ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/008/2012

Russian Federation: A staff member of Ingushetian human rights NGO ...
2 March 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: EUR 46/009/2012. 2 March 2012. A staff member of Ingushetia n human rights NGO Mashr ...

Public Statement       EUR 46/009/2012