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Independent Russian Human Rights Reports and Analysis

We believe that information protects and that media attention can prevent violations. In our texts, we draw attention to systemic problems which need to be resolved not only to help concrete individuals today, but also to create change in the future.

All translated materials you see here were translated by our team of dedicated volunteers.

People Persecuted for Political Reasons in Russia

People Persecuted for Political Reasons in Russia

Every day, we monitor criminal cases initiated in Russia for political reasons and collect information about those being persecuted—people targeted because of their professional activities, religious beliefs, anti-war stance, or other views that are not aligned with the state.The database makes it possible to study patterns of persecution across specific...
Formal Procedures and Administrative Pressure on Voters: What Happened During Three Days of State Duma Elections

Formal Procedures and Administrative Pressure on Voters: What Happened During Three Days of State Duma Elections

Under the Umbrella of Extremism: How Russia Bans Ideas, People, and Imaginary Movements

Under the Umbrella of Extremism: How Russia Bans Ideas, People, and Imaginary Movements

OVD-Info has been designated an extremist organisation. What does this mean for us, for you, and for people in Russia?

OVD-Info has been designated an extremist organisation. What does this mean for us, for you, and for people in Russia?

What happened?On 4 June 2026, OVD-Info, a human rights media project, to Rosfinmonitoring’s so-called as an ‘extremist organisation.’ The stated basis for the designation was the authorities’ claim that OVD-Info is a structural subdivision of the non-existent ‘International Movement Memorial,’ which Russia’s Supreme Court declared an ‘extremist organisation’ and on...
How Russia Persecutes Jehovah’s Witnesses. Live Data

How Russia Persecutes Jehovah’s Witnesses. Live Data

Rule 9.2 submission on the implementation of individual and general measures in the case of Ecodefence and others v. Russia

Rule 9.2 submission on the implementation of individual and general measures in the case of Ecodefence and others v. Russia

Withheld medicine, denied treatment, left to die: how Crimean political prisoners are stripped of their right to medical care

Withheld medicine, denied treatment, left to die: how Crimean political prisoners are stripped of their right to medical care

Violations of the right to medical care among political prisoners in Crimea are systemic and often have devastating consequences: people’s health deteriorates sharply, some are left with permanent disabilities, and in the worst cases, prisoners die.
Protests on March 29—what actually happened

Protests on March 29—what actually happened

“We went from space exploration to whitelists”