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Tanya Lokshina

Tanya Lokshina works for the Russian NGO Demos.

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Putin, Chechnya, and Politkovskaya

"In our country too many people, forces and agencies would like to get rid of an uncompromising, relentless journalist.” Tanya Lokshina assesses the politics of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder.

(This article was first pubished on 12 October 2006) 

Russian civil society: an appeal to Europe

The threats to freedom and human rights in Vladimir Putin's Russia are putting intense pressure on the country's beleaguered human-rights groups. Solidarity from Europe is essential, says Tanya Lokshina.

Russian civil society: the G8 and after

The circus has left St Petersburg, but local NGOs will be digesting the legacy of their involvement in the G8 summit for a long time, says Tanya Lokshina of the Russian human-rights project Demos.