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Raids, Politically Motivated Cases, and Procedural Violations: How the Draft Became a Tool of Repression
The spring draft campaign is currently underway in Russia. Over the next three months, the Ministry of Defence to draft 160,000 people — the figure since 2011. Throughout more than three years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Russian draftees have often been and sent directly to the front lines.At the...
Persecution of “disloyal” individuals in culture industry in Russia: 41 people imprisoned, 176 facing pressure
Recently the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the Oscar winners. Russian actor Yura Borisov was among the nominees (he to Kieran Culkin and didn’t get the Oscar). Just a week prior, in Russia, cinema critic Ekaterina Barabash was under house arrest on accusations of spreading «fake news»...
11 Years of Occupation: Establishment of the Repressive Regime in Crimea
Eleven years ago, Russian authorities illegally occupied Crimea. Since then, the peninsula According to our data, as of 2024, Crimea has recorded the highest number of politically motivated criminal and administrative cases, as well as the highest rate of politically motivated detentions per 100,000 people compared to any Russian region....
Cracking Down on Freedom of Expression: How Russian Authorities and Big Tech Companies Silence Dissent
Input to The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realisation of human rights submitted by OVD-InfoFebruary 2025IntroductionOVD-Info is an independent human rights project aimed at monitoring cases of political persecution in Russia and providing legal assistance to victims of such persecution. After...
Persecution of the anti-war movement report: Three Years into Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine. February 2025
IntroductionThe third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues to be marked by ongoing political repression within the country. Despite a decline in large-scale anti-war protest, tight censorship and pressure on civil society — including on activists, journalists and NGOs — remains unrelenting. The authorities continue to deploy the...
Restriction on protests and opposition’s activities during the 2024 elections in Russia
Input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on “Super election” year and its global impact on the protection of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and for ensuring effective and inclusive public participation, provided by OVD-Info.31 January 2025Introduction...
Persecution of political prisoners: submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Rule 9.2 submission on the implementation of general measures in the group of cases Navalnyy and Ofitserov v. Russia submitted by the NGOs Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, Independent Human Rights Project “Political Prisoners Support. Memorial” and OVD-Info30 January 2025IntroductionThis submission is prepared by the NGOs Memorial Human Rights Defence...