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Published in: oDRAgainst persecution and torture: a statement from the Russian opposition
Responding to reports of an activist being kidnapped in Kyiv and then imprisoned in Moscow amid allegations of...
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Published in: oDRStrasbourg: Supreme Court of the North Caucasus
For the population of Russia’s North Caucausus, crippled by war, violence and lawlessness, the European Court of...
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Published in: oDRPalliative care in Russia: it's time to stop the suffering
In whatever country they manifest, life-limiting conditions are heartbreaking for children and their families. In...
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Published in: oDROptimism in diversity? Moscow’s March of Millions
Despite a heavy riot police presence, a spirit of optimism and unity was tangible at Moscow’s ‘March of Millions’...
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Published in: oDRHow Moscow protesters turned from angry urbanites into enraged citizens
Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in as President last week was accompanied by protest rallies that were brutally broken up...
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Published in: oDRThe free city of Moscow: reflections on Russia’s protest movement
It is easy to write off the events of the last few months as a predictable prelude to bureaucratic revanchism. But...
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Published in: oDRMedvedev’s party reform: concession or convenience?
The protest movement which was born after Russia's recent parliamentary elections achieved one very rapid result...
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Published in: oDRLet history be judged: the lesson of Perm-36
The collapse of the USSR in 1991 led to historical reconsideration, but unlike in Germany or South Africa, there has...
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Published in: oDRAfter the Duma election: where is Russia heading?
Last Wednesday oDR and the Russia Foundation held a roundtable event reflecting on the country's disputed...
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Published in: oDRDark blue thread: resisting a sewn-up election
As Putin once more readies himself for the presidency, Elena Godlevskaya surveys the level of opposition in Oryol...
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Published in: oDRSpringtime for Lukashenka?
Effective opposition in Belarus has traditionally been limited by a limited sense of nationhood, a deeply controlled...