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Russian Federation: Detention of human rights defender Mr Anton Ryzhov on his...
anton_ryzhov_joint_mobile_group.jpgOn 21 January 2012, human rights defender Mr Anton Ryzhov was temporarily detained in Nizhny Novgorod as he was on his way back from Chechnya.Take Action non-active...
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Russian Federation: Update - Investigations into the case brought by human...
Ms Sapiyat Magomedova was informed by reliable sources that further investigations into the case which she initiated against two police officers, Batirbi Magdiev and Nariman Mollaev, have been put on...
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Russian Federation: Website of Interregional Committee Against Torture hacked
cat_-_fld_award_2011.jpgOn 28 January 2012, the website of the Russian Interregional Committee Against Torture (CAT) was hacked.Take Action non-active case Please take action on behalf of human rights...
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Russian Federation: Brutal attack on human rights defender Mr Philipp Kostenko
philipp_kostenko.jpgOn 3 February 2012, human rights defender Mr Philipp Kostenko was attacked and badly beaten by two unidentified individuals in Saint Petersburg.Take Action non-active case Please...
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Dublin: MAFIA STATE - Author and former Guardian Moscow correspondent Luke...
Luke Harding, the Guardian's former Moscow correspondent and the author of Mafia State: How one reporter became an enemy of the brutal new Russia, will be the guest speaker at a public meeting in Seán...
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The international blame game on Syria looks different from Johannesburg
andrew_aryeh_neier_lecture.jpgIt was interesting to spend a few days in South Africa last week and to hear some different perspectives from the media and from those I met with about the resignation of...
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Front Line Defenders launches Cycle for Protection
0n 7 October the Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Naoise Ó'Muirí launched the first ever Front Line Defenders Cycle For Protection. The Lord Mayor was joined by Front Line Defenders Founder & Executive...
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Joint statement calling for end to Russian crack-down on civil society
A summit between the European Union and Russia is due to take place this week in Brussels on 21 December. In response a collection of international civil society organisations, including Front Line...
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Russia: ‘We play our own tunes...'
alexander_cherkasov.jpgThis piece originally from www.hro.org deals with the recent "Law on Non-Commercial Organisations Performing the Function of Foreign Agents" which has been used to put pressure...
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Russia: Civil proceedings against Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' under...
adc_memorial.pngOn 11 November 2013, a hearing in the civil case brought by Admiralteysky District Prosecutor's Office against the Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' (ADC 'Memorial') took place in...
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First Anniversary of Russia's 'Foreign Agent' Law
Russia: Foreign Agent LawIn July 2012, the Russian Parliament passed a law aimed at restricting civil society, by determining that any organisation receiving foreign funding must register as a foreign...
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Russian Federation:Update- Continuous administrative prosecution of ADC...
On 28 November 2013, ADC 'Memorial' received a letter from the deputy chairman of the St Petersburg City Court notifying them of the complaint filed by the Deputy Prosecutor of St Petersburg, Mr...
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International Web Forum on LGBTI Rights Under Threat
International Web Forum on LGBTI Rights Under Threat: A State of Affairs on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT)[Dublin, Ireland]– Front Line Defenders, together with the Irish...
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Seeking Justice at the BRICS – Can Brazil Lead?
brics_meeting_brazil_2014_-_dw.jpgOn 15 July, the 6th BRICS Summit will open in Brazil. The timing, in many ways, could not be more important for each of the 5 countries involved.read more
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Seeking Justice at the BRICS – Can Brazil Lead?
brics_meeting_brazil_2014_-_dw.jpgOn 15 July, the 6th BRICS Summit will open in Brazil. The timing, in many ways, could not be more important for each of the 5 countries involved.read more
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The international blame game on Syria looks different from Johannesburg
andrew_aryeh_neier_lecture.jpgIt was interesting to spend a few days in South Africa last week and to hear some different perspectives from the media and from those I met with about the resignation of...
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Front Line Defenders launches Cycle for Protection
0n 7 October the Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Naoise Ó'Muirí launched the first ever Front Line Defenders Cycle For Protection. The Lord Mayor was joined by Front Line Defenders Founder & Executive...
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Joint statement calling for end to Russian crack-down on civil society
A summit between the European Union and Russia is due to take place this week in Brussels on 21 December. In response a collection of international civil society organisations, including Front Line...
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Russia: ‘We play our own tunes...'
alexander_cherkasov.jpgThis piece originally from www.hro.org deals with the recent "Law on Non-Commercial Organisations Performing the Function of Foreign Agents" which has been used to put pressure...
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Russia: Civil proceedings against Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' under...
adc_memorial.pngOn 11 November 2013, a hearing in the civil case brought by Admiralteysky District Prosecutor's Office against the Anti-Discrimination Centre 'Memorial' (ADC 'Memorial') took place in...
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