Texts, Reports and Analysis - 14

Wasn’t caught but will be judged: anti-war activists put on trial in absentia

Trials against Russian exiles for «spreading fake news about the armed forces» are now held in absentia.

“This is what the Nazis did, not our own Russians.” 3.5 years in prison for posting on social media

The story of Andrei Biryukov, who is prosecuted for extremism and justification of terrorism over posts on social media.

The Report on Civil Rights and Freedoms of Children

Publication date: 07.03.2023 INTRODUCTION OVD-Info is an independent human rights media project aimed at monitoring cases of political persecution in Russia and providing legal assistance to victims of such persecution. Today, OVD-Info operates a 24-hour federal hotline and a Telegram bot to collect information on all types of political persecution...

The father—to jail, his daughter—orphanage

A story of Aleksey Moskalev, whose daughter drew a picture of Russian and Ukrainian flags together with signs «No To War» in an art class.

First UN WGAD Opinion on Suppression of Anti-War Expression in Russia

In February 2023, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued the first opinion in the case of the suppression of anti-war expression in Russia.

Summary of Russian wartime repression. Eleven months since the full-scale invasion

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on for 11 months. During this time the Russian authorities have not ceased their repression against those who express their opposition to the war. Almost 20,000 have been detained with over 400 defendants in criminal cases, new «foreign agents» and much more...