Anastasia Denisova

Anastasia Denisova is a human rights defender, educator and researcher from Moscow, Russia. She works at the Civic Assistance NGO, providing aid for refugees and forced migrants. She facilitates workshops on interethnic communication and human rights for the Youth Human Rights Movement. Follow her on Twitter @ipostas

The word is the crime

Forensic linguistics plays a significant role in Russia’s regulation of hate speech. The subjective nature of such expert advice increasingly muddies its central position within the Russian legal system.

By Anastasia Denisova

/ 17 Mar 2015