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Alaska 2025 must not become Munich 1938, nor Yalta 1945

«People first!» Human rights defenders' appeal to the US President

We demand the immediate release of Grigory Melkonyants and the repeal of his unjust sentence. Statement by the Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders

"Return respect for the rule of law and human rights to international politics!" Appeal by Russian human rights defenders

The Gadzhiyev case: ECHR recognizes violations of the dagestani journalist’s rights

"The Ingush case": ECHR recognizes human rights violations in one of Russia’s largest political cases

Russia does not comply with the ECHR decision on Crimea. Presentation of lawyers of the Memorial Center in the Council of Europe

Chechnya was named the safest region of Russia for the second time. Is it really that safe?

Environmental Problem in Komsomolskoye Village: Residents File Another Appeal to the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office

Kadyrov: Plans to 'Voluntarily Recruit' 84,000 People for Ukraine War

Oleg Orlov Officially Becomes an Honorary Citizen of Paris

Russian Authorities Escalate Pressure on Sergei Davidis

ECHR: Russian Authorities Failed to Protect LGBT People from Discrimination

The case of the fourteen: lawyers file complaint with the UN

Aleksei Gorinov's Final Statement

Sergei Davidis was declared involved in terrorism. Statement by the Council of the Memorial Center

“I keep my head high”: Disabled activist Aslan Iritov on how a criminal case changed his life

The State Duma passed a law banning childlessness propaganda. Detailed analysis

The black hole for prisoners: Alavdi Batykaev and the situation in SIZO-2 in Taganrog

Russia’s war against Ukraine’s environment

UN Special Rapporteur speaks about torture in Russia

Enforced disappearances in the North Caucasus. Lawyers from the Memorial Center have submitted a communication to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

The Supreme Court of Dagestan Upholds Activist Eduard Ataev's Sentence

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Awards Compensation to Memorial and 105 Other Russian Applicants

Letter from Bakhrom Khamroev: ‘After a dark night, the dawn is sure to come’

"Case 58": How those who attacked Nalchik on October 13, 2005 were tried

The state of civil society in Russia: speech by a lawyer from the Memorial Centre at the OSCE conference

Statement by the Memorial Human Rights Defence Center Council: Rescuing civilians in the Kursk region is the responsibility of Russian authorities

Defendant in Pskov Paratroopers Attack Case Sentenced to 10 Years in a Penal Colony

The Court of Cassation affirmed the judgment for Andrey Timin. In 2023 he was sentenced for his refusal to fight

We express our solidarity with Ukrainian civilian hostages in Russia, Belarusian political prisoners, and their families

Oleg Orlov is Free! Statement from the Memorial Human Rights Defence Center Council

The Ministry of Internal Affairs' statistics indicate that the asylum system in Russia is not functioning

Russia to toughen penalties for ‘Drug Propaganda’: Commentary by Memorial Centre lawyer

For 20 days, the whereabouts of prisoners transferred from Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center remain unknown

The ECHR has ruled on the case of the events in Crimea

Lawyers of Memorial win ECHR case on access to Soviet archives

Mass detentions of migrants across Russia

Kharkiv Human Rights Group Lawyer on Sexualized Violence in Ukraine's Conflict

A Wave of Mass Abductions by Security Forces in Chechnya

The Court of Cassation declined to review the appeal in the Orlov case. It reached its decision within three days

Forced infusion of vodka, "roundabout" arrests and 14 years on a terrorist article. The case of Islombek Kamalov

The Dagestani activist who reported the planted drugs and weapons has not yet received the text of the verdict

Statement from the Council of the HRDC Memoria regarding the Ministry of Justice's lawsuit to declare the LGBT movement as an extremist organization

International campaign in support of Oleg Orlov and Russian political prisoners on December 13th