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The UN Human Rights Committee has registered the complaint and used Rule 92 of the procedure to ban deportation of the citizen of Afghanistan, Hakdar K., at the moment staying in Saint Petersburg. He asked for help of ADC Memorial…

On December 22nd, the judge E. Ermolina sentenced Filipp Kostenko, activist and worker of the human rights organisation ADC Memorial, for 15 more days of administrative arrest for “swearing in public” on October 16th, 2011. Just before this sentence Kostenko…

On December 22nd, the judge of the 153d court department E. Ermolina sentenced Filipp Kostenko, activist and employee of the human rights organisation “Memorial”, for an additional 15 days. The decision on prior arrest was given to the administration of…

On December 21st, at 19.30 the 15 days of administrative arrest after protests against electoral fraud have finished, and Filipp Kostenko, activist and employee of ADC Memorial, had to be released, but he was not.

On December 6th, 2011, Bijan Musavi, citizen of Iran, was arrested during protests at the Gostiny dvor square.  He and other arrestees were transferred to the police departments and then to the court which sentenced Bijan for a fair.

Does Russia need young and energetic citizens? Sad, but usual story On December 15th, 2011 a family of stateless people, who arrived ino Russia from Georgia and were not able to receive citizenship for more than 20 years, has departed…

On December 13th, 2011, the lawyer of Filipp Kostenko sent a complaint on violations of articles 6 (right to fair trial) and 11 (right to assemble) of the European Convention on Human Rights to the European Court for Human Rights…

For the first time in Russia, Rule 39 of the European Court for Human Rights Regulations was applied with regard to the citizen of Somalia. The lawyer, Olga Tseitlina, stated the corresponding demands in the European Court on behalf of…

On December 10th, 2011, a seminar dedicated to the problems of refugees was held in ADC “Memorial”. Various experts and specialists from different countries and organisations, working in the field of assistance to refugees, participated in it: Irina Fedorovich (Ukraine)…

On December 10th, 2011, the first complaint on arrests during mass protests after the elections was considered in the Kuybyshev district court in Saint Petersburg. The judge decided that the activities of the police during the mass demonstrations were legal…