Semyon Simonov is being prosecuted for the failure of Southern Human Rights Centre, an NGO he heads, to pay a fine for not registering as a ‘foreign agent.’

Ruslan Mesutov, Lenur Khalilov, Ruslan Nagayev and Eldar Kantimirov, all from the town of Alushta in Crimea, are being prosecuted under ‘terrorism’ articles of the Russian Criminal Code without having been charged with terrorism

We are against the criminal prosecution of Darya Polyudova based as it is on an excessively broad interpretation of statements made by the activist that present a negligible danger to society

We consider her conviction for the offence of public justification of terrorism unlawful and politically motivated. Prokopyeva's prosecution is directly related to her work as a journalist

The Authorities Fear Street Demonstrations

Moscow district council member Yulia Galyamina is the first opposition leader to be prosecuted under the so-called ‘Dadin’ article of the Russian Criminal Code

Shamil Galimov and Ilmir Motygullin were sentenced to 17 and 13 years, respectively, in a strict regime penal colony, although there is no evidence they were preparing acts of violence, or called for the commission of such acts.

We oppose a broad interpretation of the notion of ‘justification of terrorism’ and the criminalisation of careless comments on the Internet

The authorities are increasing its pressure on civic activists