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Urgent Action: Whistle blower detained on spurious charges in Russia
Aleksandr Eivazov, a former court secretary, is unjustly detained on charges of interfering with the course of justice.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Whereabouts of detained Chechen unknown in Russia
Imran Salamov was forcibly returned from Belarus to Russia on 5 September, his exact whereabouts unknown.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Oct 2017 -
Urgent Action: LGBT activist charged with homosexual propoganda in Russia
Evdokia Romanova, an LBGT activist from Russia was charged with “homosexual propaganda” on 26 July.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action: Chechen man's whereabouts in Russia unknown
Imran Salamov is a 39-year old Chechen man who was forcibly returned from Belarus to Russia on 5 September.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Journalist's deportation halted but risk remains in Russian Federation
On 8 August, the Moscow City Court suspended the deportation of Uzabekistani national Khudoberdi Nurmatov pending review
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Russia drops case against rights defender
The criminal case against prominent Russian human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko for “violation of ‘foreign agents’ law” was closed on 19 June due to an “absence of the elements of the crime”.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Persecution of gay men in Chechnya resumes
According to a Russian LGBT Network report published in July, the persecution of gay men in Chechnya has resumed. The Chechen authorities continue to deny that gay people even exist in Chechnya.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Detained journalist facing imminent deportation in Russia
On 1 August, the Moscow Basmanniy Court ruled that journalist and LGBTI activist Khudoberdi Nurmatov (also known as Ali Feruz) must be forcibly returned from Russia to Uzbekistan.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Natalya Sharina victim of travesty of justice in Russian Federation
On 5 June, Natalya Sharina, ex-Director of the Ukrainian Library in Moscow, was found guilty of “incitement of hatred and enmity” and “embezzlement” and given four years suspended sentence.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2017 -
Update Belarus: Chechen man at risk if extradited from Belarus
Chechen torture survivor Murad Amriev was detained on the night of 7 June as he attempted to enter Belarus. The Chechen authorities have asked for his extradition to Russia to face charges in Grozny, the Chechen capital.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: NGO leader charged under 'foreign agents’ law in Russian Federation
On 2 June, prominent Russian human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko was officially charged with “malicious evasion from performance of duties” under the “foreign agents” law.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Torture survivor released in Chechnya
Murad Amriev was handed over to Russian law enforcement officers at 3am on 9 June after having been returned from Belarus where he unsuccessfully attempted to claim asylum. He has been released on bail on condition that he does not leave Chechnya.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Release Chechen man returned to Russia
Chechen torture survivor Murad Amriev was handed over to the Russian authorities by Belarusian police at 3am on 9 June in what amounts to a rendition.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action: Torture survivor at risk of arbitrary detention in Russian Federation
Torture survivor, Murad Amriev, lodged a complaint against his torturers in Chechnya, and is currently at risk of being detained and escorted to Chechnya were he would be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Newspaper threatened for reports on abductions in Russia
The staff of Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and journalists supporting them have been threatened following the newspaper’s publication of reports about the abduction and torture of gay men in Chechnya.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2017 -
Rex Tillerson should raise Russia's 'staggering' human rights record during Moscow tripPress release 11 Apr 2017
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Russia bans Putin 'gay clown' image while propagating homophobiaPress release 06 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Men suspected gay abducted, tortured or killed in Russian Federation
Men believed to be gay are being abducted, tortured or even killed in Chechnya as part of a coordinated campaign with impunity.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action change of target: Stop journalist's forcible return from Russia to Uzbekistan
Journalist and activist Khudoberdi Nurmatov (also known as Ali Feruz) is at risk of being forcibly returned from Russia to Uzbekistan.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Stop journalist's forcible return from Russia to UzbekistanJournalist and activist Khudoberdi Nurmatov (also known as Ali Feruz) is at risk of being forcibly returned from Russia to Uzbekistan.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2017
