Over the course of the last 12 months, the Russian authorities have unleashed an unprecedented campaign of repression and reprisals against wrongfully imprisoned opposition leader AlekseiNavalny and his supporters, destroying all remnants of the rights to freedom of expression and association, Amnesty International said today on the first anniversary of the politician’s arrest. “In the …
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Russia: Prisoner of conscience Nikolai Platoshkin’s suspended conviction must be quashed
Responding to the conviction of former diplomat, renowned opposition activist and prisoner of conscience Nikolai Platoshkin on absurd charges of “incitement to commit mass disorder” and “dissemination of false information”, Amnesty International’s Moscow Office Director Natalya Zviagina, who attended the trial, said: “Handing Nikolai Platoshkin a five–year suspended sentence is another nail in the coffin …
Russia: Parliamentarians must reject new bills threatening rights to freedom of association and expression
Three bills adopted today in the first reading by the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, drastically restrict rights and liberties in the country by imposing new muzzles on individuals who criticize the government and barring them from participating in public life, Amnesty International said today. The bills are intended to target Russians …
Statement on Alexei Navalny’s status as Prisoner of Conscience
Following careful evaluation Amnesty International has decided to re-designate Alexei Navalny as a “Prisoner of Conscience”. In February, Amnesty took an internal decision to stop using the “Prisoner of Conscience” term for Navalny, due to concerns relating to discriminatory statements he made in 2007 and 2008 which may have constituted advocacy of hatred. The Russian government and its supporters …
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Navalny’s arrest and detention warrants a global response
Russian politician and anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny was arrested on 17 January 2021 after arriving from Germany at Sheremetyevo airport and remanded in custody for 30 days. His arrest and detention are arbitrary and politically motivated. Navalny is a prominent and vocal government critic. Like many others in Russia, he has been arbitrarily targeted and …
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Russia & USA must use Putin-Trump summit to show they are responsible international players
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump must use their upcoming summit in Helsinki to tackle the world’s most urgent human rights issues and restore their nations’ credibility as responsible international players, Amnesty International said ahead of the meeting between the Russian and US presidents in Finland’s capital on Monday. The organisation calls on the two leaders …
Syria: Banned Soviet-made cluster munitions fuel humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Ghouta
Verified photographs show Soviet-made cluster munitions used over densely populated areas by Syrian government forces Doctors describe dire humanitarian situation – including widespread malnutrition – amid tightening siege Witnesses recount indiscriminate attacks killing civilians as Syrian forces commit daily war crimes Syrian government forces’ increasing use of banned Soviet-made cluster munitions to carry out indiscriminate …