Agora report on harassment of civic activists in Russia in 2012

12 February 2013 


Source: HRO.org (info)
Agora Human Rights Association has announced the results of its monitoring of the harassment of civic activists in Russia in 2012.

Last year Agora identified more than 500 public protests in 60 Russian regions, as a result of which more than 5,000 individuals were arrested. Lawyers from Agora registered 42 instances of criminal prosecutions of civic activists, three murders, 27 attacks and 38 searches.

You can read the report HERE.
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