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For the very first time Russian activists, journalists and human rights defenders will gather together in Moscow to discuss the topic.

Joint statement

On 28 June the Russian Ministry of Justice added the Free Russia Foundation [Фонд ‘Свободная Россия’] to the so-called ‘list of undesirable non-governmental organisations’.

Barakhoev, Malsagov, Nalgiev, Uzhakhov and Chemurziev were not involved in ‘organising acts of violence.’ On the contrary, they sought to prevent clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers.

We demand all charges against the journalist be dropped.

We demand his immediate release.

We demand the immediate end of their criminal prosecutions and the release of those deprived of their liberty.

Crimean Tatar Renat Suleimanov has been sentenced to four years in a prison colony for his religious beliefs.

Twenty-four Crimean Tatar activists are political prisoners, Memorial says.

The total number of Jehovah’s Witnesses prosecuted for their faith has reached 154.

Five Muslims are being prosecuted on charges of terrorism solely for membership of a Muslim civil society organisation.

The Bashkir journalist accused of separatism did not call for the separation from Russia.

We agree with the experts on international humanitarian law that the Kerch incident is an international military conflict, and the Ukrainian sailors who have been detained are prisoners of war.

Statement by the Human Rights Center

The three men were tried for an offence under anti-terrorism law, but were not charged with terrorism or any other kind of violence.

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers the conviction unjust and inhumane

It is highly likely that the criminal case was completely fabricated and the defendants have been victims of a provocation by the law enforcement agencies

Oyub Titiev, head of Memorial Human Rights Centre’s Grozny office, was tried in a fabricated case under Article 228, Part 2, of the Russian Criminal Code (possession of drugs). On March 11, he made his final statement in court. The verdict was announced on March 18. He was sentenced to four years in a low-security prison colony.

The persecution of Azat Miftakhov is a prime example of the use of pseudo-legal procedures to suppress public activities that are undesirable for the authorities.

On 6 March in Moscow lawyers and human rights defenders held a press conference titled: ‘The trial of Oyub Titiev: on the eve of the final oral statements by the parties.’