civic activists

Foreign footprints are being sought in the Moscow protests. On August 19, the Council of the State Duma adopted a decision to create a commission to investigate foreign interference in Russia’s internal affairs. Apparently, this committee will cooperate, and not…read more

In mid-May, human rights defenders again came out “in support of the new generation” of young people subjected to repressions for their political activism. The anti-fascists in the Network Case and the young people from New Greatness being prosecuted are…read more

On June 12, in cities across the Russian Federation, people gathered to peacefully protest corruption. Many carried Russian flags; some brought anti-corruption signs. Police assembled at the protest sites in advance; almost immediately they began to grab protesters and drag…read more

Our congratulations go to political prisoner Ildar Dadin, who was released from penitentiary colony No.7 in Karelia on February 22 and his partner Anastasia Zotova, who had made enormous efforts for his liberation.Both of them had drawn attention to the…read more

In recent years, under the pretext of combating terrorism and extremism in Russia a number of laws, including the infamous legislative package proposed by State Duma deputy Irina Yarovaya, were adopted in order to toughen punishment for “extremist” crimes. Meanwhile,…read more

Piotr Pavlensky is in detention, but his cause lives on. That is exactly how he sees his role in art – all of his actions are strictly individual and even create an impression of complete loneliness, but in spite of…read more