It has already been three months since ADC “Memorial” had begun its work on the project “Protection of the rights of civil activists.” Since December, 2011, many individuals, including those who were illegally arrested during the protests after the Parliamentary…
ADC “Memorial” received an appeal for help from G.S. – an activist, who was arrested in Kostroma and accused of violating the law on holding public events (she was arrested during a series of single-person pickets against the passing of…
On November 25th, 2011, the world learned of the harsh, politically motivated prison sentence handed down by a Belarusian court to Ales Bialiatski, vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and head of Viasna Human Rights Center….
In the remaining months before the 2011 parliamentary elections a growing concensus emerged that Russian society has become extremely nationalistic. The level of xenophobia is growing each month, to the extent that it could result the repetition of the gathering…
On February 9, 2012, a Roma Children’s Dancing Group, the “Red Rose”, once again was awarded with the honorary title “Exemplary Group.” ADC “Memorial” has been collaborating with the Culture Centre of Leskolovo, the Vsevolozhsky district of the Leningrad region,…
On February 6th, 2012, ADC “Memorial” filed a request with the Investigative Committee of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region to investigate the crime that occurred in relation to its employee, Filipp Kostenko.
Since December 2011, a St. Petersburg human rights organisation, ADC “Memorial”, has been working on the project “Protection of civil activists’ rights in the Northwestern region of the Russian Federation.” In the current political situation in the country, prosecutions of…
The morning of February 3rd 2012, on his way to work the social activist Filip Kostenko was beaten in St. Petersburg. The attack happened in a dark and deserted park. Two fit young men attacked Kostenko, brought him to the…
A seminar on the topic “Problems of applying anti-extremist legislation and defence of the discriminated groups” will take place at the Anti-Discrimination Centre “Memorial” on February 17 at 18:00 at the address: 7-ya Krasnoarmeiskaya Street, house 25/14, office 410.
The Smolny disctirct court headed by the judge T. Matusyak considered the complaint on authorities’ activities and rejected the complaint. ADC Memorial employees sent a complaint on the Committee on Legality and Law who refused to allow an anti-fascist procession in…
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