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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, designated by the UN in 1997.
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Igor Kaliapin: «For us to work with the status of ‘foreign agent’ is unacceptable and insulting»
22.01.2015
On 16 January 2015 late in the evening the website of the Ministry of Justice published a statement that the NGO Committee Against Torture had been added to the register of non-profit organizations designated as ‘foreign agents’.
Tanya Lokshina: Don't ignore what's happening inside Russia
22.05.2014
Tanya Lokshina is the Russia program director at Human Rights Watch and Honorary Participant of International Youth Human Rights Movement: As the crisis in Ukraine escalated this spring, the Kremlin’s vicious crackdown on civil society also escalated. Space for independent civic activity in Russia is shrinking dramatically, but international policymakers and the media have been understandably too distracted to do much about it. Since early spring, it seems as though every week brings a new pernicious law or legislative proposal.
We have nothing to celebrate at the moment
28.11.2013
Earlier this year, the correspondent of Youth Human Rights Movement from Germany Jakob Stürmann interviewed Konstantin Baranov, member of the Coordination Council of the International Youth Human Rights Movement. They discussed so called “law against homosexual propaganda” and the overall situation of LGBT in Russia.  
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24.05.2016
Take part in action days of solidarity with “The Crimean Hostages”
Oleg Sentsov, Olexander Kolchenko, Hennadiy Afanasiev and Oleksiy Chyrniy have been held in Russian jails for two years already under fabricated charges of ‘terrorism’. We consider it being necessary to express solidarity with those who are persecuted due to their pro-Ukrainian views, civic stand and desire for freedom in Russia-annexed Crimea.
07.02.2015
Human Rights in Armenia 2014 Report
Helsinki Committee of Armenia has published “Human Rights in Armenia 2014” Annual Report. The report reflects on the Right to Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Torture, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Political Persecutions, Freedom of Conscience and Religion, The Rights of the Child, Protection of Labor Rights.
03.02.2015
Crimea Is Clamping Down on Human Rights
«We have a few questions for you,» a border guard told Sinaver Kadyrov, a Crimean Tatar activist, at the Armyansk checkpoint in northern Crimea on Jan. 23. Kadyrov was on his way to Kherson, in southern Ukraine, to fly to Turkey for medical treatment. It was the beginning of an ordeal that ended with a local court expelling him from Crimea, his home of almost 25 years.
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Russia for Russians Screamed by Thousands Voices

14.12.2010

Since 11 December in the two biggest Russian cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow, thousands of football fans, members of nationalist groups and ordinary people, went out to the streets with the slogans "Moscow for Russians", "Russians ahead", "Your children will be responsible to what you did", "Kill!". This led to huge clashes with police. Reuters news agency quoted a witness as saying the injured included a number of passers-by, who appeared to be members of ethnic minorities from the Caucasus region, who were attacked by demonstrators. Two metro stations Teatralnaya and Okhotnyy Ryad of the city of Moscow were smashed.
Racially motivated attacks and murders were occuring the whole weekend and the information about more incidents is coming constantly. Moreover several nationalistic actions have been recently announced in Russian cities.

Here is a graphic video from the station (be aware this video contains shocking images):
http://www.lifenews.ru/news/46270

This incident was caused by the death of a fan of Moscow football team Spartak - Egor Sviridov, who was shot to death on December 6 during a street fight with young people from the region of Kabardino Balkaria. His friend Sergey Gasparyan was injured in that fight. During the last week many xenophobic demonstrations have taken place which have also provoked huge discussion in the internet and mass-media.

Only last weekend it was announced that Russia will host the 2018 football World Cup. This incident, which had racist overtones, will cast a dark cloud over this recent success.

Videos from riots in St. Petersburg and Moscow (be aware these videos contain shocking images):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGOHqWWNEs4&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ShRxKOJqPA&feature=sub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuKA28lMGfQ&feature=player_embedded

More related articles:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8955148.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/dec/12/spartak-moscow-fans-violence

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