Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov has been sentenced to two and a half years in a prison colony, his organization, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Memorial, announced Tuesday. Orlov was convicted under Article 280.3 of the Russian Criminal Code, which prohibits the discrediting of the Russian armed forces. The charges arose from an article he [...]
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Moscow court acquits Russia rights activist of slander charges
A court in Moscow acquitted human rights activist Oleg Orlov of a libel suit brought by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov over an allegation that he was responsible for the killing of a Chechen rights...
As many as 100 anti-Kremlin demonstrators were arrested by Moscow authorities Sunday as they protested against the perceived government curtailing of the right to peaceful assembly. The 300-strong group chanted slogans calling for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...
Russia rights activist urges EU to hold country accountable for abuses
Russian human rights activist Sergei Kovalev on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to hold Russia accountable for human rights violations, in a speech after receiving the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought . Kovalev, joined...
Chechnya president files criminal libel suit against Memorial rights activist: reports
A lawyer for Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said Tuesday that a criminal libel suit has been filed against the leader of human rights group Memorial , according to media reports. Oleg Orlov, who...
