Hohe Geldstrafe für russische Journalistin

Die russische Journalistin Prokopjewa ist zu einer Geldstrafe von 500.000 Rubel verurteilt worden, weil sie in einem ihrer Texte Terrorismus gerechtfertigt habe. Sie wertet das

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Ten Muslims convicted of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir in St. Petersburg are political prisoners, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers the following ten Muslims from St. Petersburg political prisoners: Karim Ibragimov, Eldar Ramazanov, Magomed Akhimov, Islam Akhmedov, Artur Akhmedov, Eldar

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Aleksandr Gabyshev, a shaman from Yakutsk, is a political prisoner, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Aleksandr Gabyshev a political prisoner, in line with international guidelines defining this term. He has been imprisoned solely for his political and

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Verfassungsänderung in Russland: Putin auf Lebenszeit

Russland bekommt eine neue Verfassung, die Kremlchef Wladimir Putin das Regieren bis 2036 ermöglicht. Sie wurde im Referendum mit klarer Mehrheit angenommen. Aber es gibt

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Memorial recognizes two more Muslims convicted of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir as political prisoners

Memorial Human Rights Centre believes Altynbek Abdymanap uulu and Khotamzhon Karimov — two Muslims, from Moscow and Penza regions respectively — are being prosecuted for political reasons

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Six Muslims, prosecuted on charges of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir in Crimea, are political prisoners, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre believes Crimean Tatars Akramzhon Abdullayev, Aider Dzhapparov, Nematzhon Isroilov, Riza Omerov, Enver Omerov and Enver Seitosmanov have been prosecuted for political

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Uzbekistani human rights defender Rakhmiddin Kamolov, convicted of a terrorist offence in Russia, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international criteria, considers Rakhmiddin Kamolov a political prisoner. We believe Kamolov has been prosecuted for political reasons for the non-violent exercise of his

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EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2019: Russia updates

According to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World during 2019 the situation of human rights and democracy in Russia

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Zwangseinweisung wegen Putin-Kritik

Am 2. Juni 2020 bestätigte das Stadtgericht in Jakutsk die zeitlich unbefristete Zwangsunterbringung von Aleksandr Gabyshev in einem psychiatrischen Krankenhaus. Der Schamane hatte 2019 versucht, von

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Pyatigorsk resident, charged with recruiting for Right Sector and possessing drugs, is a political prisoner, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Aleksandr Atamanov a political prisoner, in accordance with international guidelines defining the term. We consider the authorities prosecuted Atamanov as part of their anti-Ukrainian campaign. The alleged

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