News

The second trial of Yuri Dmitriev, a historian, the head of the Karelian Memorial Society, our friend, colleague, and ally, is almost over.

FIDH statement 

All ten Muslims were found guilty under terrorist articles of the Russian Criminal Code, although there is no evidence they committed, or planned to commit, violent crimes

Aleksandr Gabyshev, suspected of inciting extremism, has been forcibly hospitalised in a psychiatric hospital

Khotamzhon Karimov and Altynbek Abdymanap uulu have been convicted under a terrorist article of the Russian Criminal Code in the absence of any evidence of terrorism

The six Muslims have been imprisoned on terrorist charges without being accused of terrorism

Rakhmiddin Kamolov has been sentenced to 16 years’ deprivation of liberty for ‘involvement’ in Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organisation unjustifiably designated as terrorist in Russia

The guilt of Aleksandr Atamanov has not been proved and key pieces of evidence in the case were fabricated. He himself has repeatedly said that violence was used against him in pre-trial custody and threats made against his relatives

The charges against Aleksei Bessarabov and Vladimir Dudka have been fabricated, their confessions obtained through torture with electric shocks.

More than 330 Jehovah’s Witnesses have now been subject to prosecution

They contain 318 names

Statement of the international civil society platform CivilM+

We believe Domnin was in the zone of armed conflict for a short period of time, did not take a direct part in the fighting, and presents no danger to society

Almaz Usmanov, Zafar Yakubov and Danil Bagautdinov have been sentenced under terrorist articles of the Russian Criminal Code to terms in prison ranging from 11 to 17 years without having been charged with terrorism

Bagaudin Khautiev has been charged with organising violence against public officials and participating in an extremist group. We believe Khautiev tried to prevent clashes between protesters and riot police and that no extremist group existed.

Yulia Tsvetkova is being prosecuted for her public stance and feminist views

Seven people have been convicted by a military court in Penza in a case involving fabrication of evidence and torture. What does this mean, and how did we come to this?

Statement by Memorial Human Rights Centre

On trial under terrorism articles of the Russian Criminal Code, they have not been charged with terrorism

If convicted, Nizamov faces a possible life sentence