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"[...] the striving for freedom never died out in Russia, and over the centuries in each generation
there have been people who devoted their lives to the struggle for freedom, and sacrificed their lives
for freedom's sake."
 
Ludmila Alekseeva
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  • Time to go to the Constitutional Court 16 May 2013 Source: HRO.org (info)St. Petersburg & Leningrad region Moscow city and Moscow region Human rights defenders Freedom of association Harassment of activistsOlga Prosvirova writes: According to ...
    Posted 19 May 2013 12:03 by Rights in Russia
  • Maria Alekhina intends to use hunger strike to ensure her presence at court parole hearing 17 May 2013 Source: HRO.org (info) Perm region  Prisoners  Freedom of conscience  Artistic freedom  Public protestsMaria Alekhina, a member of the punk band Pussy Riot, is fighting to ...
    Posted 19 May 2013 12:32 by Rights in Russia
  • Prosecutors say more than 50 kinds of NGO activity are 'political' 17 May 2013 Source: HRO.org (info) Freedom of association  Harassment of activists On the basis of more than 30 warnings issued by prosecutors to NGOs under the law on ...
    Posted 19 May 2013 19:07 by Rights in Russia
  • Open letter by cultural figures in support of Russian NGOs 17 May 2013 Source: HRO.org (info) Freedom of association It is not the business of writers, poets, actors, directors or musicians to teach legislators how to pass laws, courts ...
    Posted 19 May 2013 10:29 by Rights in Russia
  • There are so few soldiers left... 16 May 2013 Svetlana Gannushkina Source: HRO.org Articles by human rights defenders Victory Day is one of the few remaining holidays that the whole nation embraces. We defeated Nazism ...
    Posted 19 May 2013 10:08 by Rights in Russia
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