Status: Judicial Harassment Ernest Mezak 30 June 2021Human rights defender Ernest Mezak facing criminal charge for insulting a judge Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Attacked Maysarat Kilyaskhanova 17 June 2021Women human rights defenders Svetlana Anokhina and Maysarat Kilyaskhanova attacked and detained during raid on women's shelter for survivors of gender-based violence Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Attacked Svetlana Anokhina 17 June 2021Women human rights defenders Svetlana Anokhina and Maysarat Kilyaskhanova attacked and detained during raid on women's shelter for survivors of gender-based violence Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Arrested Sergey Davidis 27 April 2021HRD Sergey Davidis arrested in response to a retweet Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Abducted & Transferred Izzat Amon 2 April 2021Izzat Amon abducted in Moscow and transferred to Tajikistan, facing charges of fraud Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation #Tajikistan
Status: Fined Vyacheslav Slusarev 17 February 2021HRD Vyacheslav Slusarev fined for monitoring protests Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Detained Sergey Smirnov 8 February 2021Administrative detention of Sergey Smirnov reduced to 15 days Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Detained Committee against Torture (CAT) 4 February 2021Seven members of the CAT detained while monitoring protests in Russia Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Indicted Semyon Simonov 24 July 2020Semyon Simonov indicted in relation to the “foreign agents” law Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Detained & Beaten Lev Ponomarev 20 March 2020Lev Ponomarev detained during peaceful protest and beaten by police Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Harassment Ecodefense! 16 March 2020Continued harassment of environmental rights organisation Ecodefense! Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation