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UN Special Rapporteurs on Thursday condemned an ongoing strategy by Russian authorities to silence dissent, human rights advocacy, and anti-war expression. They warned that this represents a “systematic dismantling” of civil society under the guise of protecting national security and public safety. Over 343 organizations have been deemed “undesirable,” 1,173 individuals and groups have been [...]

The Supreme Court of Russia, in a closed-door decision on Friday, designated the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF/FBK) as a “terrorist organization.” The ACF, a US-registered entity, was founded by the late opposition leader Alexeï Navalny as part of his movement against corruption in 2011. On October 22, the Prosecutor General’s Office petitioned the court to designate [...]

A political prisoner died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following 13 years of arbitrary detention and abuse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC) reported on Wednesday. HRW’s UAE researcher Joey Shea stated: Al-Khaja’s death follows years of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and overall mistreatment by Emirati authorities, though he should [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a report on the Russian government’s increasing control over internet infrastructure and digital communication across the country. The report, titled “Disrupted, Throttled, and Blocked: State Censorship, Control, and Increasing Isolation of Internet Users in Russia,” details the widespread and systemic censorship being carried out online. It outlines how [...]

A Russian court sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for her work with the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the dissemination of false information about the Russian military’s actions. Judge Rafis Nabiyev of the Kirovsky District Court of Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, sentenced Komleva under Article 282.1, part 2 of the Criminal [...]

The UK announced new sanctions Friday against Russia, directed at three units of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU and 18 military intelligence officers “responsible for spreading chaos and disorder on Putin’s orders” and malicious cyber activity over many years, according to local media. According to the UK, the GRU “routinely uses cyber and information [...]

The Moscow court sentenced on Tuesday a father of five to three years of imprisonment on the charges of financing a terrorist organization. Dmitry Marsov was arrested in April this year for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation once a month from August to December 2021, totaling 1500 rubles (approximately $20). The Anti-Corruption Foundation, an organization [...]

Moscow’s Military Court sentenced a Russian writer to 14 years of imprisonment in absentia on Monday for failing to follow “foreign agent” regulations, facilitating terroristic activity, and justifying terrorism. Writer Boris Akunin, whose real name is Grigori Chkhartishvili, was also fined 400,000 rubles (approximately $5,000), prohibited from managing webpages for four years following the end [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia on Wednesday condemned the detention of a human rights lawyer from Kaliningrad, saying her arrest appeared to be retaliation for defending political prisoners. The case centers on Maria Bontsler, a 64-year-old human rights lawyer with a chronic medical condition. Rapporteur Mariana Katzarova said in a statement [...]

Darina Boykova is a 2L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Last week she attended the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, on assignment for JURIST. This is the first part of a two-part report.  Last week in beautiful and sunny Kananaskis was distinguished by Canada’s hosting of the G7 Summit. Besides the leaders [...]