Damelya Aitkhozhina is a Russia researcher at Human Rights Watch.
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe UN must act now to stop the crackdown in Russia
New amendments have been added to the ‘undesirables law’ as Putin looks to intimidate, silence and quash dissent
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Published in: oDRAs Russia faces an economic downturn, migrant workers are paying a brutal price
Over the past month, migrant workers in Russia have faced retaliatory round-ups, harassment and brutal treatment at...
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Published in: oDRMost COVID-19 restrictions lifted, but Moscow is not open for protest
It appears that the city authorities have used COVID-19 as a pretext to deny permission for protests over a...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia's latest app will track migrant workers – but who's next?
Moscow's latest experiment in authoritarian tech may start with the country's downtrodden labour migrants, but it...
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Published in: oDRSelf-immolation highlights controversy over cultural rights in Russia
A national debate on minority cultural rights is the backdrop to the death of an academic in the Russian republic of...
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Published in: oDRUsing courage, and one’s privilege, to counter racial profiling in Moscow
The Moscow police are known for targeting minorities and migrants. These activists are trying to push back.