- Thread starter
- Staff
- #1
Dadparvar
Staff member
- Nov 11, 2016
- 10,807
- 0
- 6
UN Special Rapporteurs on Thursday condemned an ongoing strategy by Russian authorities to silence dissent, human rights advocacy, and anti-war expression. They warn that this is a “systematic dismantling” of civil society under the guise of protecting national security and public safety.
Over 343 organizations have been deemed “undesirable,” 1173 individuals and groups as “foreign agents,” and 830 organizations and 20,813 individuals have been put on terrorist and extremist watch lists.
This has recently escalated with targeting against several key Russian human rights organizations. On Wednesday, six activists from the Vesna youth movement were sentenced to 8-12 years of imprisonment for participating in an “extremist organization” because of their opposition to the war.
These efforts to restrict fundamental freedoms have progressed since the beginning of the war against Ukraine in 2022. The Rapporteurs describe the strategy as a “repressive toolbox,” stating:
Russian authorities have also targeted Indigenous human rights defenders. For example, in June 2024, the Supreme Court of Russia grouped together 55 Indigenous and minority organizations as a “movement” to label them as “extremist,” met with condemnation by the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia. This has also resulted in arbitrary detentions of Daria Egereva and Natalya Leongardt. They were charged for their involvement with Aborigen Forum, an informal network of Indigenous defenders.
Other examples show how widespread this patterned behaviour has been throughout the war. For example, in November 2025, Russian authorities outlawed Human Rights Watch (HRW) as an “undesirable organisation” which criminalised involvement. Around the same time, the prosecutor general’s office opened a case against Russian feminist band Pussy Riot to designate them as extremists. Additionally, they labelled the Anti-Corruption Foundation founded by the late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny a “terrorist organization.”
HRW has also recently warned of escalating online censorship, including internet and cellular access shutdowns and blocking Telegram, one of the most popular social media platforms in Russia.
The post UN experts call for end to Russia authorities’ repression of civil society appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.
Over 343 organizations have been deemed “undesirable,” 1173 individuals and groups as “foreign agents,” and 830 organizations and 20,813 individuals have been put on terrorist and extremist watch lists.
This has recently escalated with targeting against several key Russian human rights organizations. On Wednesday, six activists from the Vesna youth movement were sentenced to 8-12 years of imprisonment for participating in an “extremist organization” because of their opposition to the war.
These efforts to restrict fundamental freedoms have progressed since the beginning of the war against Ukraine in 2022. The Rapporteurs describe the strategy as a “repressive toolbox,” stating:
On Thursday, the Ministry of Justice requested that Nobel Peace Prize laureate the ‘International Memorial Movement’ be designated as an ‘extremist organization.’ The Rapporteurs say this move “reflects a deliberate and calculated strategy to spread fear among Russian people and deprive them from independent information, human rights defence, advocacy, and legal assistance.” Memorial Human Rights Defence Center in a statement highlighting its 40-year history investigating Soviet state terror and political persecution responded, “[w]e understand that the case against ‘Memorial’ is yet another attempt to intimidate all dissenting voices in the country and silence civil society.”
Russian authorities have also targeted Indigenous human rights defenders. For example, in June 2024, the Supreme Court of Russia grouped together 55 Indigenous and minority organizations as a “movement” to label them as “extremist,” met with condemnation by the International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia. This has also resulted in arbitrary detentions of Daria Egereva and Natalya Leongardt. They were charged for their involvement with Aborigen Forum, an informal network of Indigenous defenders.
Other examples show how widespread this patterned behaviour has been throughout the war. For example, in November 2025, Russian authorities outlawed Human Rights Watch (HRW) as an “undesirable organisation” which criminalised involvement. Around the same time, the prosecutor general’s office opened a case against Russian feminist band Pussy Riot to designate them as extremists. Additionally, they labelled the Anti-Corruption Foundation founded by the late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny a “terrorist organization.”
HRW has also recently warned of escalating online censorship, including internet and cellular access shutdowns and blocking Telegram, one of the most popular social media platforms in Russia.
The post UN experts call for end to Russia authorities’ repression of civil society appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.