Russia

Opinion Column Oleg ElanchikMember of the Sakharov Institute Elena KotenochkinaMember of the Sakharov Institute Lev PonomarevFounder […]

by Denis Grigorian

September 18, 2026

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to 22 years for a scorched window frame and conversations with fellow inmates. Nearly 100 years of fear and terror — and why Lubyanka should become a memorial.

Troubling Signs Troubling reports are reaching us about a new escalation against political activists and, more […]

by Denis Grigorian

September 11, 2026

Old story or new — you decide: Daniil Klyuka was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison after being denounced over caricatures drawn in pencil in a newspaper.

It reads like a note from the distant 1930s. A rural art teacher used to draw […]

by Denis Grigorian

August 19, 2026

“If a Friend Suddenly Turns Out…” — Not a Friend, but a Real Enemy: Sergey Lange Sentenced to 15 Years for Following the FSB’s Instructions and Continuing the “Surveillance”

The case of Sergey Lange is not entirely representative of persecution specifically for words or beliefs, […]

by Denis Grigorian

August 15, 2026

Hunting down dissenters in Russia: Polina Yevtushenko was sentenced to 14 years for a conversation on a date with a provocateur. Her daughter spent her sixth birthday without her mother.

Very disturbing news is coming out of Russia. And although in this case it did not […]

by Denis Grigorian

August 6, 2026

Appeal by International Civil Society to the Member States of the United Nations

Stop Russia’s War Against Ukraine and Restore the UN’s Capacity to Protect Peace Russia’s full-scale war […]

by Denis Grigorian

August 1, 2026

“Tell Me Who Your Friend Is, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”: Russia Recognizes the Taliban as a Partner, but Designates SK SOS, a Human Rights Group Saving Women and LGBTQ+ People from Violence, an “Extremist Organization”

The ranks of Russia’s so-called “enemies” have grown once again. And who has been awarded this […]

by Denis Grigorian

June 30, 2026

Georgy Minasyan, branded a “terrorist” by Russia for merely suggesting that Ukraine had the right to retaliate, has passed away.

Another tragedy has come out of Russia. It has become known that Georgy Minasyan, a man […]

by Denis Grigorian

June 26, 2026

Another Revolt Against the Kremlin? Or Another Hopeless Search for Justice?

Something is beginning to unfold on the front line that, until very recently, seemed almost unimaginable. […]

War in Ukraine: “We Need to Move to Real Action for Peace” — by Lev Ponomarev

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to 22 years for a scorched window frame and conversations with fellow inmates. Nearly 100 years of fear and terror — and why Lubyanka should become a memorial.

Old story or new — you decide: Daniil Klyuka was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison after being denounced over caricatures drawn in pencil in a newspaper.

“If a Friend Suddenly Turns Out…” — Not a Friend, but a Real Enemy: Sergey Lange Sentenced to 15 Years for Following the FSB’s Instructions and Continuing the “Surveillance”

Hunting down dissenters in Russia: Polina Yevtushenko was sentenced to 14 years for a conversation on a date with a provocateur. Her daughter spent her sixth birthday without her mother.

Appeal by International Civil Society to the Member States of the United Nations

“Tell Me Who Your Friend Is, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”: Russia Recognizes the Taliban as a Partner, but Designates SK SOS, a Human Rights Group Saving Women and LGBTQ+ People from Violence, an “Extremist Organization”

Georgy Minasyan, branded a “terrorist” by Russia for merely suggesting that Ukraine had the right to retaliate, has passed away.

Another Revolt Against the Kremlin? Or Another Hopeless Search for Justice?