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Write to Russia: Andrei Glukhov, aged 20, with cerebral palsy sentenced to 12 years for transferring 1,450 roubles to Ukraine to support a petition calling for an end to the war -
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Write to Russia: Andrei Glukhov, aged 20, with cerebral palsy sentenced to 12 years for transferring 1,450 roubles to Ukraine to support a petition calling for an end to the war - Rights in Russia
âGlukhovâs actions clearly did not pose a threat to Russiaâs security⊠A 12-year sentence for such a negligible sum is manifestly excessive.â - Memorial, 19 January 2026
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/write-to-russia-131/
about 18 hours ago
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Quotes of the Week -
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Quotes of the Week - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 8 May 2026
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about 18 hours ago
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News of the Week -
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News of the Week - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 8 May 2026
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about 19 hours ago
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Russian political prisoner says he was was beaten, electrocuted, and threatened with rape at prison in Yamalo-Nenets â Meduza
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Russian political prisoner says he was was beaten, electrocuted, and threatened with rape at prison in Yamalo-Nenets â Meduza
Anarchist and mathematician Azat Miftakhov says he was tortured after being transferred to Prison Colony No. 18 âPolyarnaya Sovaâ in the settlement of Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, t...
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/05/05/russian-political-prisoner-says-he-was-was-beaten-electrocuted-and-threatened-with-rape-at-prison-in-yamalo-nenets
about 21 hours ago
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Russian man sets himself on fire at war memorial on anniversary of Ukraine invasion, authorities suppress news of it â Meduza
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Russian man sets himself on fire at war memorial on anniversary of Ukraine invasion, authorities suppress news of it â Meduza
A 37-year-old Kaliningrad resident set himself on fire at the 1,200 Guardsmen memorial on February 24, 2025 â the third anniversary of Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Alexander Okunevâs act o...
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/05/06/russian-man-sets-himself-on-fire-at-war-memorial-on-anniversary-of-ukraine-invasion-authorities-suppress-news-of-it
about 21 hours ago
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Aleksandr Podrabinek: Prison 'disruption' - on the new prosecution of political prisoner Ilya Florinsky -
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Aleksandr Podrabinek: Prison 'disruption' - on the new prosecution of political prisoner Ilya Florinsky - Rights in Russia
'A challenge not only to the prison system, but to the entire authoritarian regime.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/podrabinek-225/
3 days ago
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Retired Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko held by Kremlin for past three years | RSF
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Retired Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko held by Kremlin for past three years
Iryna Levchenko, a retired Ukrainian journalist now aged 64, was abducted on a street in Russian-occupied territory exactly three years ago, on 6 May 2023, and has been a Kremlin prisoner ever since, ...
https://rsf.org/en/retired-ukrainian-journalist-iryna-levchenko-held-kremlin-past-three-years?mc_cid=478c9427f3&mc_eid=675a59a794
4 days ago
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âLietunov said the Kremlin had successfully brainwashed Russian soldiers, convincing them they were fighting âfascistsâ paid for by the US and Europe and did not understand Ukrainians were defending their homeland.â
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âYouâre not one of us, are you?â: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout
When Vadym Lietunov spotted a fortified position after his own had been blown up, he didnât realise it belonged to the enemy
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/03/youre-not-one-of-us-are-you-how-a-ukrainian-soldier-survived-two-weeks-in-a-russian-dugout?fbclid=IwZnRzaARmgQ1leHRuA2FlbQExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7qtvxFvSIn1x1XOCIA_6LXHp3gSI2fZ4jvROyOSNc0qIvYA08EZP2gFJ071g_aem_B4x7Xs5FK5uodJ1KtSuNog
4 days ago
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'An Elon Musk-Supported Apology of Russiaâs War on Ukraine' - a public statement [in English and Russian] -
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'An Elon Musk-Supported Apology of Russiaâs War on Ukraine' - a public statement [in English and Russian] - Rights in Russia
A collective warning to readers of 'The Russia-Ukraine War and its Origins: From the Maidan to the Ukraine War'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/public-statements/
5 days ago
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Sergei Davidis: Brazen unlawfulness -
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Sergei Davidis: Brazen unlawfulness - Rights in Russia
'As public support for the war and for the authorities in general declines, the results of earlier efforts of repression are clearly seen by the authorities as insufficient.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/davidis-37/
5 days ago
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Leonid Nikitinsky: Greetings from Pandora -
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Leonid Nikitinsky: Greetings from Pandora - Rights in Russia
'The seizure of the assets of the former chair of Krasnodar Regional Court continues, but no word of a criminal case'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/nikitinsky-159/
5 days ago
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Write to Russia: Human rights lawyers Roman Kachanov and Larisa Zakharova face years in prison under the unconstitutional legislation on 'undesirable' organisations -
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Write to Russia: Human rights lawyers Roman Kachanov and Larisa Zakharov face years in prison under the unconstitutional legislation on 'undesirable' organisations - Rights in Russia
'We demand the release of Roman Kachanov and Larisa Zakharova and that all criminal charges against them be dropped.â - Memorial
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/write-to-russia-130/
8 days ago
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Quotes of the Week -
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Quotes of the Week - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 1 May 2026
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8 days ago
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Russiaâs war against Ukraine: Thousands of foreign nationals recruited by Russia in violation of international law
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Russiaâs war against Ukraine: Thousands of foreign nationals recruited by Russia in violation of international law
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Truth Hounds, and the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (âŠ)
https://www.fidh.org/en/region/europe-central-asia/russia/russia-s-war-against-ukraine-thousands-of-foreign-nationals-recruited
8 days ago
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Russia: Russian LGBT Network is labelled âextremistâ in escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights - Amnesty International
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Russia: Russian LGBT Network is labelled âextremistâ in escalating crackdown on LGBTI rights
The designation of the Russian LGBT Network and other organizations as âextremistâ are links in the same chain of persecution and injustice by the Russian authorities against LGBTI people
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/04/russia-russian-lgbt-network-is-labelled-extremist-in-escalating-crackdown-on-lgbti-rights/
8 days ago
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News of the Week -
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News of the Week - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 1 May 2026
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8 days ago
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Anna Karetnikova: This could just as easily be 1937 -
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Anna Karetnikova: This could just as easily be 1937 - Rights in Russia
'I'd like to know why this perfectly healthy man suddenly died in a Russian penal colony.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/karetnikova-63/
10 days ago
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Boris Altshuler: In Memory of Arseny Roginsky -
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Boris Altshuler: In Memory of Arseny Roginsky - Rights in Russia
'In the minds of millions of Russians, Memorial's activities are associated with preserving the memory of the victims of the Great Terror of the 1930s'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/altshuler-21/
10 days ago
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Aleksandr Podrabinek: 'The decline and degradation are obvious' -
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Aleksandr Podrabinek: 'The decline and degradation are obvious' - Rights in Russia
'I wrote to him [Mikhail Kriger] last year that in such circumstances I wouldnât want to give our enemies the satisfaction of my death.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/podrabinek-224/
11 days ago
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OVD-Info: Update on the Baimak prosecutions -
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OVD-Info: Update on the Baimak prosecutions - Rights in Russia
Six individuals prosecuted in the Baimak case await the outcome of appeals.
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-10/
12 days ago
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Quotes of the Week. -
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Quotes of the Week. - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 24 April 2026
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12 days ago
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Write to Russia: Ovsep Nazlukhanyan - a Ukrainian citizen sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony on trumped up charges of treason -
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Write to Russia: Ovsep Nazlukhanyan - a Ukrainian citizen sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony on trumped up charges of treason - Rights in Russia
Ukrainian citizen Ovsep Nazlukhanyan sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony by an illegitimate occupation court for 'treason'.
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/write-to-russia-129/
12 days ago
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Rights in Russia Interview: Mary Page in conversation with Teresa Cherfas - Rights in Russia
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Rights in Russia Interview: Mary Page in conversation with Teresa Cherfas - Rights in Russia
A conversation with Teresa Cherfas, a documentary filmmaker who has specialised in films about Russia and countries of the former USSR.
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/rights-in-russia-interview-57/
12 days ago
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This month Mary Page speaks with Teresa Cherfas, a documentary film producer and director who has specialised in making films about Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
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Rights in Russia Interview: Mary Page in conversation with documentary filmmaker Teresa Cherfas
YouTube video by Rights in Russia
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12 days ago
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Leonid Nikitinsky: The Crackdown on Notaries -
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Leonid Nikitinsky: The Crackdown on Notaries - Rights in Russia
'Anti-corruption lawsuits, replete with evidence of crimes by public officials, are not being converted into criminal prosecutions.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/nikitinsky-158/
15 days ago
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Leonid Nikitinsky: A dangerous precedent -
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Leonid Nikitinsky: A dangerous precedent - Rights in Russia
13 April 2026 Moscowâs Khamovnichesky district court has set a dangerous precedent in revoking three advocatesâ license to practice By Leonid Nikitinsky Source: Novaya Gazeta On 10 April, some forty [âŠ]
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/nikitinsky-157/
15 days ago
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News of the Week -
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News of the Week - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 24 April 2026
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15 days ago
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Andrei Serov: Destroying the foundations of Russian statehood -
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19 days ago
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Write to Russia: Danil Efimov - a citizen of Ukraine and Russia sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony on a charge of treason for donating $120 to the Ukraine army -
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Write to Russia: Danil Efimov - a citizen of Ukraine and Russia sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony on a charge of treason for donating $120 to the Ukraine army - Rights in Russia
Danil Efimov, a student, has been sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony by a Russian court on charges of treason.
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/write-to-russia-128/
19 days ago
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OVD-Info: Memorial has been declared âextremistâ. What does this mean for you? -
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19 days ago
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OVD-Info: Spring is inevitable; our clients sentenced -
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OVD-Info: Spring is inevitable; our clients sentenced - Rights in Russia
'On 8 April 2026, St Petersburg City Court handed down criminal sentences in one of the most resonant political trials of recent years'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-8/
19 days ago
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Quotes of the Week. Dmitry Muratov: 'Cruelty has become a form of patriotism' -
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Quotes of the Week. Dmitry Muratov: 'Cruelty has become a form of patriotism' - Rights in Russia
Dmitry Muratov, former Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/quotes-72/
19 days ago
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OVD-Info: Our ongoing fight for roubles -
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OVD-Info: Our ongoing fight for roubles  - Rights in Russia
'Once again we are really asking you for help.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-7/
19 days ago
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Anna Karetnikova: 'The FSB is taking back control' -
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Anna Karetnikova: 'The FSB is taking back control' - Rights in Russia
'The current power structure is to a large extent in the hands of the FSB'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/karetnikova-62/
19 days ago
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OVD-Info: The Dawn Will Definitely Come -
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OVD-Info: The Dawn Will Definitely Come - Rights in Russia
OVD-Info publishes a book of letters to political prisoners
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-6/
19 days ago
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Sergei Sokolov and the editorial staff at 'Novaya gazeta': No charge brought -
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Sergei Sokolov and the editorial staff at 'Novaya gazeta': No charge brought - Rights in Russia
'The brutal detention of Oleg and the search of the editorial office, we may assume, was aimed, among other things, at forcing Novaya Gazeta to suspend its operations.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/novaya-gazeta/
20 days ago
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News of the Week -
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News of the Week - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 17 April 2026
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22 days ago
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27 days ago
âFascinating [âŠ] unputdownable.â Martin Dewhirst reviews 'The Last Gasp of William Schwarzfeller' for
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Rights in Russia Update -
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Rights in Russia Update - Rights in Russia
10 April 2026
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25 days ago
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Quotes of the Week. 'I am appalled by the Russian authoritiesâ designation of Memorial as an âextremistâ organisation' - UN Human Rights Chief Volker TĂŒrk -
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Quotes of the Week. 'I am appalled by the Russian authoritiesâ designation of Memorial as an âextremistâ organisation' - UN Human Rights Chief Volker TĂŒrk - Rights in Russia
Week-ending 10 April 2026
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25 days ago
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Boris Akunin: What sort of literature do you fancy reading right now? -
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Boris Akunin: What sort of literature do you fancy reading right now? - Rights in Russia
'Basho is our everything'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/akunin-19/
25 days ago
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Sergei Davidis: 'If we donât try, we definitely canât count on success' -
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Sergei Davidis: 'If we donât try, we definitely canât count on success' - Rights in Russia
'We are going to continue our work as long as there are political repressions and political prisoners in Russia.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/davidis-36/
25 days ago
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
ErklĂ€rung von Zukunft Memorial, der Berliner Exilorganisation fĂŒr Geschichtsarbeit, zur Einstufung einer internationalen "Memorial-Bewegung" als "extremistisch" durch das russische Regime. Spoiler: Wir sind natĂŒrlich nicht extremistisch und machen weiter.
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Erinnern ist Widerstand - Zukunft Memorial
Zukunft MEMORIAL deckt auf, arbeitet auf, rĂŒttelt auf â fĂŒr ein anderes Russland und ein freies Europa
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Rights in Russia Update - Rights in Russia
3 April 2026
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about 1 month ago
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Anna Karetnikova: Priceless sincerity -
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Anna Karetnikova: Priceless sincerity - Rights in Russia
'The star of "treason lite" (Article 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code-"collusion") has waned. Such cases are being requalified as treason.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/karetnikova-61/
about 1 month ago
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Quotes of the Week -
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Quotes of the Week - Rights in Russia
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about 1 month ago
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Write to Russia - Oksana Bagirova, a political activist sentenced to six years' imprisonment for her anti-war stance -
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Write to Russia - Oksana Bagirova, a political activist sentenced to six years' imprisonment for her anti-war stance - Rights in Russia
âThe Special Military Operation is not an operation, it is a warâ - Oksana Bagirova at her trial
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/write-to-russia-126/
about 1 month ago
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News of the Week -
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News of the Week - Rights in Russia
3 April 2026
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about 1 month ago
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OVD-Info: Remember that change is possible -
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OVD-Info: Remember that change is possible - Rights in Russia
'In our difficult times it is important to focus on positives and to remember that change is possible.'
https://www.rightsinrussia.org/ovd-info-4/
about 1 month ago
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