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Human Rights and New Technology in Russia

Human Rights and New Technology in Russia

Joint submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Published: 17.05.2023 is an independent human rights media project that monitors cases of political persecution and violations of fundamental human rights in Russia and provides legal assistance to its victims. is the first Russian public organization dedicated to the protection...

“Shut up and stay quiet.” This elderly Russian was fined for complimenting Zelensky

“Shut up and stay quiet.” This elderly Russian was fined for complimenting Zelensky

A Moscow pensioner was fined for complimenting Zelensky. She got reported three times for talking about Ukraine in a sanatorium.

“I want to show you that you don’t have to be silent”—Kazan resident speaks out against cyberbullying and police pressure due to her anti-war stance

“I want to show you that you don’t have to be silent”—Kazan resident speaks out against cyberbullying and police pressure due to her anti-war stance

A Kazan resident talks about hatred she faced on social media because of her anti-war picketing and persecution by law enforcement.

John Lennon, the Holy Martyr Alexander Schmorell and others in Constitutional Court. Cancel the article punishing “discrediting” the Russian army.

John Lennon, the Holy Martyr Alexander Schmorell and others in Constitutional Court. Cancel the article punishing “discrediting” the Russian army.

OVD-Info and its partners filed a complaint in Constitutional Court against the article for «discrediting» the Russian army.

“Blessed are the peacemakers.” What Christian religious leaders face when speaking out against the war

“Blessed are the peacemakers.” What Christian religious leaders face when speaking out against the war

How Christian clerics are persecuted in Russia for their anti-war protests.

“This is not Christ-like at all”: meet the father of four from Buryatia who opposes the war

“This is not Christ-like at all”: meet the father of four from Buryatia who opposes the war

The monologue of a father of four from Buryatia who was fined for posting on social media.

Write to Vladimir Kara-Murza

Write to Vladimir Kara-Murza

This page was home to the letter-writing campaign for Vladimir Kara-Murza, an unjustly imprisoned Russian dissident. Huge thank you to everyone who wrote to Vladimir! We received, translated and successfully sent 175 letters.

“Life feels surreal these days.” A woman fined for a cafe argument about Ukraine

“Life feels surreal these days.” A woman fined for a cafe argument about Ukraine

A monologue of a Moscow woman on how a protocol was drawn up against her about «discrediting» the Russian army after a dispute about war in Ukraine in a coffee shop.