Civil society still alive and very active despite Putin’s harsh persecution
HRWF (28.06.2022) – Despite all the laws restricting freedom of expression and the heavy prison sentences, individuals in Russia go on protesting in various ways and fighting for their rights outside the Western radars
Day by day, hour by hour, OVD News (https://ovd.news) tracks a multitude of cases (in Russian with automatic translation).
Do not leave these courageous unknown fighters for freedom of thought and expression, freedom of assembly and demonstration. Read OVD News every day and give a voice to Russian faceless human rights defenders. A few very recent cases among many:
26 June 2022
Blogger Insa Lander extended house arrest for another two months
Nalchik City Hall refused to agree on a rally in support of the convicted local businessman
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25 June 2022
Tomsk region
Moscow
St Petersburg
SOTA journalist was denied a case because of an attack during the shooting of an anti-war action
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24 June 2022
Karelia
In Petrozavodsk, security forces searched the house of a lawyer assisting conscripts
Perm krai
The court declared the Perm nationalist movement “Storm” as extremist
Rostov region
The 60-year-old head of the “Community of Free Russ” was detained in the Rostov region
Belgorod region
Tambov region
The Tambov activist was fined 250,000 rubles because of posts criticizing the Soviet authorities
Astrakhan region
In Astrakhan, a trade union activist was sentenced to a year and a half of forced labor
Chuvashia
Chuvash anti-war activist left Russia because of threats from the security forces
Sverdlovsk region
Yekaterinburg did not agree on a rally “for the release of political prisoners (except Navalny)”
Smolensk region
Moscow
In Moscow, politician Nicholas of the Caucasus was detained and arrested for ten days
Moscow
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