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On April 17, 2013 at “The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights” forum, in which representatives of civil society from various parts of the world took part, report on “Violation of the NGOs right to funding: from harassment to…

In April 2013 Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has published crime statistics via the new specialized website http://crimestat.ru, also noting violations in the official crime reports by the Russian Interior Ministry. Information published on Prosecutor General’s Office website deals with various…

On April 7, 2013, the Holocaust Memorial Day, ADC “Memorial” took part in a discussion organized by the Jewish Сultural Сenter YESOD with the participation of the Israeli and Polish consulates in Saint-Petersburg. Discussions centered around the problem of historical memory….

International Romani Day, April 8, is celebrated since 1971, when the First World Romani congress has convened, one of the first events aimed at defending the rights and preserving the culture of the Romani people. It was also one of…

Given recent statements by the Russian deputy procurator general Alexander Buksman and the earlier comments by the Russian Ministry of justice that large scale checks of non-commercial organizations in Russia, which started in March this year throughout the country, are…

In her statement Catherine Ashton notices that “the inspections and searches launched against the Russian µGO community and conducted on vague legal grounds are worrisome since they seem to be aimed at further undermining civil society activities in the country. The ongoing…