All posts tagged russian

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian courts should quash a finding of guilt against a prominent human rights defender, Yuri Samodurov, former head

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Why has Moscow refused to intervene in the current humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan? Its inaction reflects the state

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Analysts are using the occasion of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s arrival in the United States today to reconsider

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Even hardened KGB operatives were unnerved by veteran dissident Lyudmila Alexeyeva: Back in the Soviet era, she would

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian authorities should free the human rights defender Aleksei Sokolov and carry out an independent and effective investigation

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A Russian journalist was recently beaten to death in police custody, reports the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: IFJ calls on Russian authorities to act immediately over the "savage" killing of journalist Konstantin Popov.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Media groups are calling for an end to war propaganda and concrete actions to promote dialogue and confidence between Russian and Georgian journalists.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Journalist Elena Milashina continues to document abuses at the hands of the Russian government -- even though several of her colleagues

Yuri Chaika Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation

Dear Mr. Chaika, We are writing to express our profound concern about recent abductions and killings in Dagestan. We have