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By Stephania Kulaeva, head of a Russian non-governmental organization (NGO) which is being sued under the so-called “foreign agents law”. The law, enacted by the Russian authorities late last year, requires any NGO receiving foreign funding and engaging in what…

An administrative case against A.Yakimov, one of the organizers of the picket in memory of Timur Kacharava in 2012, which allegedly had “exceeded the maximal number of participants” (Article 20.2 of the Code on administrative violations), has broken some records…

On November 25, 2013 another court hearings were held in the civil case initiated by the procurator’s office against ADC “Memorial”, which insists that the latter should be obliged to be listed in the register of “NGOs carrying out the…

On November 22, 2013 interregional scientific and practical conference on “Cultural integration of migrants: problems and solutions” was organized by the Leningrad regional Committee on local self-government, inter-ethnic and inter-confessional relations. Sociologists, political scientists, psychologists, representatives of various civil associations,…

On November 21-22, 2013 International forum “Cooperation between governmental and non-governmental organizations from countries of origin and destination in working with labor migrants from Central Asia” was held in Saint Petersburg. It was organized by the Russian Charitable foundation for…

On November 15, 2013 Smolny district court of Saint Petersburg has ruled on the case of the organizer of a picket in memory of murdered antifascist Timur Kacharava, which was held back in 2012. The activist who had organized the…

On 11 November 2013, a hearing in the civil case brought by Admiralteysky District Prosecutor’s Office against the Anti-Discrimination Centre ‘Memorial’ (ADC ‘Memorial’) took place in the Leninsky District Court of St Petersburg. The Prosecutor’s Office initiated a civil suit…

An appeal hearing objecting the charges filed by the public prosecutor was held today, November, 18, at Zamoskvoretskiy district court of Moscow. The charges filed with the Chairman of the Council of the Human Rights Centre Memorial by the office…

On November 11, 2013 scheduled court hearings were held on a civil case of the procurator’s office against private charitable association Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial”. Procurator’s office had requested that ADC “Memorial” should be obliged to list itself in the register…

On November 2, 2013  international conference on the problems of education for Roma children and integration of them into Russian schools was held in ADC “Memorial” in Saint Petersburg. Principals and teachers of schools where considerable number of Roma children…