Tag: human rights in Russia

Soviet-Era Dissident ‘Chronicle of Current Events’ Resumes Publication on the Internet

October 24, 2015

Staunton, October 22 – Four former Soviet political prisoners have resumed the publication of the Chronicle of Current Events, the information bulletin about violations of human rights and official persecutions that circulated in samizdat between 1968 and 1983. The new version is being distributed via the Internet. The four are Viktor Davydov, Aleksey Manninkov, Kirill […]

Russia Update: Appeal to Review Oleg Navalny’s Detention Rejected By Moscow Court

January 14, 2015

Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here, and see also our Russia This Week story The Guild War – How Should Journalists Treat Russian State Propagandists? and special features ‘Managed Spring’: How Moscow […]

Russia Update: Sakharov Center in Moscow Declared ‘Foreign Agent’

December 26, 2014

Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here, and see also our Russia This Week story The Guild War – How Should Journalists Treat Russian State Propagandists? and special features ‘Managed Spring’: How Moscow […]