Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest March 16-31 27.03.2025 – “We faced all these events with smile on our faces” — Dmitriy Zagulin released from Blagoveshchensk penal colony JW – On March 27, 2026, Jehovah’s Witness Dmitriy...
Human Rights in the World
RUSSIA: A stand-up comedian sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison HRWF (30.03.2026) – In early February, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow sentenced comedian Artemy Ostanin to five years and nine months in prison and a fine of 300,000 rubles (more...
Human Rights in the World
RUSSIA: Prison terms for ‘foreign agents’ and supporters of an opposition movement By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (23.03.2026) – One of the key areas of repressive policies implemented in February 2026 concerned the measures applied...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest March 01-15 13.03.2026 – A preacher was fined in the Chelyabinsk region Sova – On March 11, 2026, it became known that in the Chelyabinsk region the preacher was fined for street evangelization....
Human Rights in the World
RUSSIA: Sentenced to prison for criticizing the President, state bodies & their policies How the anti-terrorist legislation is abused in Russian military courts By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (03.09.2026) – In February 2026,...
