“Love has no borders” was this year’s slogan at the Barents Pride – a pride festival celebrated in Kirkenes, Norway. Situated in the northern area of the country, the town borders to Russia. The sloga...
This year, the Russian Pride Festival Queerfest celebrated its 10th anniversary. For the third year in a row, the event could proceed without any major pressure from the authorities. “It is evident th...
During the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Swedish Football Association has together with Civil Rights Defenders met with Russian human rights defenders. Civil Rights Defenders and the Swedish F...
On 27 June 2018, Article 19, on behalf of Civil Rights Defenders and 50 other organisations, delivered an oral statement to the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, highlighting co...
*OBS! Only between 14 June – 15 July for players on the pitch. What did you think? The choice of Russia as host for the 2018 FIFA World Cup has sparked a widespread debate, not least in light of the c...
We, the undersigned 53 international and Russian human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, strongly condemn the attempts by the Russian Federation to block the Internet messaging service...
On 28 March, Sirazhutdin Datsiev, the head of Human Rights Center Memorial’s Dagestan office, was violently attacked by an unknown person. Datsiev’s colleagues believe that the attack is a result of h...
Today, Civil Rights Defenders launches the report Never Give Up Human Rights Defenders Keep Swimming Under The Ice which highlights the situation for human rights defenders in Russia. The adoption of ...
This report highlights the situation for human rights defenders in Russia. The adoption of repressive laws and state propaganda disrupt civil society’s efforts to promote and protect human rights. Dow...
“You’re walking on the edge of the abyss. Shut down! Next time we’ll burn your office, with you inside. The car is just a warning.” The recent series of threats and harassment of Russian human rights ...
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