As Russians observe what is happening in Europe from afar, one can find rather few opinions on the migration crisis which are sympathetic to the refugees, as different comments, rather malicious and border on panic (“Europe is dying – and…
On January 19, 2015 the first ever march to commemorate Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova was held through the streets of Saint Petersburg. Human rights defenders and activists awaited this for 5 years, during which they had to go through…
On December 10, the International Human Rights Day, experts of ADC “Memorial” participated in debates on the rights of Roma people in Russia. Roma people, who live in compact settlements, are entitled to the same rights as any other citizens….
by Yelena Belokurova Yelena Belokurova is a political scientist, she was an expert for the defense in the most recent administrative court case against ADC “Memorial”. This article, written in January 2014, elaborates on her analysis of supposed “political activities”…
“…with further deportation from the Russian Federation” – this is now the usual ending of court rulings on administrative violations of migration regulations committed by foreign nationals in Saint Petersburg. On August 9, 2013 changes to the existing regulations on…
Starting 2005 the long-established October Revolution day (November 7), which had been celebrated by several generations of Soviet and post-Soviet people, was replaced in Russia with the Day of National Unity (November 4) to commemorate liberation of Moscow from the…
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