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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

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

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

“We went from space exploration to whitelists”

Data on politically motivated criminal persecutions in Russia

Every day, we monitor criminal cases that have been initiated for political reasons. On this page, we have compiled information about these cases, visualized them, and provided tools for working with additional data that is updated daily.You can read more about which cases we consider politically motivated and what data...

How Russia’s Rosfinmonitoring Terrorism and Extremism Watchlist Works. Live Data

The “Watchlist of Terrorists and Extremists” maintained by Rosfinmonitoring was conceived as a tool for combating the financing of terrorism, but today it serves as important, albeit indirect, evidence of the scale of repressive practices in Russia. Each year, more and more people are added to the list on political...