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Independent Russian Human Rights Reports and Analysis - page 22
Protesters accused of violence against representatives of the state
Доклад на русском языке: The Ministry of Internal Affairs that 90 criminal cases were initiated after the January-February 2021 protests in support of Alexey Navalny, against political persecution and corruption (addressed in Navalny’s new investigation «Putin’s Palace»), which were marked by multiple detentions. The most common charge in cases is...
Effective remedies and access to justice in the context of freedom of assembly in Russia
Доклад на русском языке: The following is the input submitted by OVD-Info to the mandate of the Special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for his report to be presented at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council. The report to accountability and...
The crackdown on peaceful protests in January-February 2021 in Russia
Доклад на русском языке: OVD-Info is a non-governmental human rights media project that monitors political repressions in Russia and provides legal assistance to victims of persecution. One of our priorities is freedom of assembly: in 2019-2020, our lawyers helped 3,000 detainees in police stations, litigated about 2,000 administrative cases and...
Suppression of rallies in support of Alexei Navalny on January 17 and 18, 2021
Доклад на русском языке: On January 17 and 18, 2021, peaceful assemblies were held in Russia in connection with the return of opposition politician Alexei Navalny from Germany and his subsequent arrest. They were accompanied by mass detentions of participants, as well as journalists covering the events. The detentions of...
Legislative restrictions of freedom of assembly at the end of 2020
Текст доклада на русском: On December 23, 2020, several laws at once by the State Duma, all aimed at a serious restriction of civil rights and freedoms. Here is just a small list of what people’s representatives have prepared for the New Year for Russians: the passed laws allow to...
Solitary pickets
What are the legal grounds that restrict single-person pickets?
Freedom of Assembly in Russia During the Pandemic: Summary
Full Report in Russian The report examines bans and restrictions imposed by the Russian authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic on pickets, rallies, and other public events outside, which were in effect on September 1-3, 2020. The regulations governing these issues change frequently, so this analysis might not incorporate some...