Russia’s president Putin recently announced a “partial mobilisation”, ordering to send at least 300,000 men to the war in Ukraine. This has led to a new wave of protests across the country, with over ...
In front of her computer, with the phone constantly ringing, Maria helps people who have been hurt or arrested during anti-war protests in Russia. “Since 24 February, I have been working practica...
Civil Rights Defenders calls on the Kyrgyz authorities to drop their criminal case against the independent broadcaster Next TV, free media director Taalai Duishembiyev, and stop harassing staff report...
One morning after the invasion, police came knocking on Mika’s door. His crime – a small Ukrainian flag he drew together with his daughter, with the words “No to war” written on it. The da...
Today, Russia’s parliament passed a law that criminalises distributing so called “false information” about the war in Ukraine. Independent media outlets have also been shuttered. Russian citizens are ...
At 5AM Kyiv time today, Putin launched a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine. On 21 February 2022, Russia overrode the Minsk agreement by illegally recognising the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk P...
During the last weekend in January, queer art festival OpenArt took place for the fourth time in Moscow. Despite several challenges, the festival was a success, bringing together 490 people, which is ...
On the evening of 20 January, a group of men who introduced themselves as police officers from Chechnya forcefully entered the apartment of retired federal judge Sayda Iangulbaev and his wife Zarema M...
On 25 December, the Russian state media regulator Roskomnadzor blocked the website of OVD-Info, an independent Russian media and human rights project and the recipient of the Civil Rights Defender of ...
After ten days of events and festivities, QueerFest has come to a close in St. Petersburg. For its 13th consecutive year, the festival continues to be a unique gathering for LGBTI+ individuals both in...
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