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Published in: oDRHarassment, detention and torture: Russia’s presidential election is marred by repressionRussian law enforcement and the security services have been given carte blanche to beat, intimidate, torture and...
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Published in: oDRRussian activists face prosecution in the run up to the presidential electionsLaw enforcement are prosecuting activists left, right and centre ahead of the elections, stigmatising public...
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Published in: oDR“Young people gathered to voice a silent reproach”: Dmitry Borisov’s closing statement in courtThis Russian activist received a one-year prison sentence for allegedly kicking a police officer during an...
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Published in: oDRRussian protester gets one-year prison sentence for waving his leg in the air (while he was carried off by police)This week, a Russian activist was prosecuted in a landmark trial that is being used to restrict freedom of assembly...
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Published in: oDR"At the first shock I couldn’t help but groan and shake"More details emerge around the Russian anarchist case, in which several people were tortured by the security services.
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Published in: oDRThis week in Russia: violence and impunityThe echoes of a planned national revolution continue to resound in Russia, as more people are swept up by the...