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The decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in the case of Noe Mskhiladze which was adopted 5 years ago had a strong influence on the practice of court decisions on the release of prisoners from Centres for…

Three years ago, on the night of February 7-8, 2020, a large-scale interethnic conflict occurred in Kazakhstan – the pogrom of Dungan villages Masanchi, Sortobe, Bular Batyr, and Aukhatti. An interview with Bolat Omarov, a lawyer who defended the accused…

On Jan. 31, after more than two months of court hearings, the first instance court finally issued a verdict in the Karakalpakstan case, which has 22 defendants. Readers are reminded that this case concerns protests that took place in Nukus on…

Imprisoning stateless persons for the purpose of deportation is a cruel and senseless practice widely used by Russian courts and law enforcement agencies. Being only a “provisional measure” for expulsion, such deprivation of liberty turns into a punishment. In 2013,…

The newspaper, Super Info in Kyrgyzstan, published an interview with the brother of a Kyrgyz national who died near Bakhmut. It is known that the deceased was imprisoned in Russia and later recruited by one of the private military companies…

The Pamiri peoples living in the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region of Tajikistan have been defending their identity, culture, and the right to speak their languages for decades. Today, years of discrimination have turned into brutal repression. Five stories tell of…

Lack of documents, difficulties during the evacuation, denial of humanitarian aid and social support – all this is the daily routine of Roma families who fled the war. The Zmina Human Rights Center published a report that collected their stories….

Garant.ru, the legal information portal, has published a comprehensive article, “Women’s Labor Rights: Discrimination and Key Court Cases.” The article delves into the major issues of discrimination against women in the workplace and provides a thorough analysis of significant court…

Natives of the countries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan who have received Russian citizenship are refused to be released from Russia, Radio Azattyk reports. Their interlocutor, a native of Kyrgyzstan, Bekbolot, who received Russian citizenship a few years ago, said that…

News about censorship cuts in series and films available to the Russian audience come every day. It’s funny and scary at the same time – it’s funny that instead of “gays” heroes of a film now say “men” or “boys”,…