More information on the Russian security services' arrest and torture of anarchists and anti-fa in Petersburg and Penza emerges.
Extra-judicial means are being used to pressure and detain anti-fascist activists in Russia.
This week, the pressure on rights defenders, Open Russia and Navalny activists has turned increasingly violent.
This week, Chechen human rights defender Oyub Titiev was arrested on trumped-up possession charges.
In March 2017, Russia witnessed its largest public protests in years. But investigations into the events of that day are being used to punish participants. RU
Hundreds of hours spent on the phone, online and in court — this is what it means to monitor politically-motivated arrests in Russia.
Attempts by Russian law enforcement in Crimea to detain a veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement led to her death.
Our partners at OVD-Info give us the latest on freedom of assembly and political detentions in Russia.
This week, the Russian authorities have detained 484 people on the streets. The pretext? A crackdown on an attempted nationalist revolution.
This week has seen members of a Russian radical nationalist movement searched, detained and charged with various offences, including terrorism.
This week in Russia there’s been something of everything — arrests, assaults and bannings. But at least three people have been released from prison.
The pressure on Russian individiuals and organisations involved in anti-corruption rallies continues.
