Moscow may label the Azov fighters who defended the Mariupol steel plant as terrorists — raising the prospect of a high-profile trial. The Kremlin has a long tradition of using the courts for political goals.
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As the Kremlin Revises History, a Human Rights Champion Becomes a Casualty
The shuttering of Memorial, the country’s most prominent human rights organization, has saddened Russians who were personally touched by its work shining a light on the injustices of the Soviet past.
Russian Court Orders Liquidation of the Human Rights Group Memorial
The Supreme Court ruled that Memorial International, which chronicled political repression in Russia, must be liquidated.
As Muratov Accepts Nobel, Legacy of His Russian Predecessors Recedes
Dmitri A. Muratov is only the third Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Andrei D. Sakharov and Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The openness they championed is under assault.
Trying to Blur Memories of the Gulag, Russia Targets a Rights Group
Prosecutors are trying to shut down Memorial International, Russia’s most prominent human rights group, as the Kremlin moves to control the historical narrative of the Soviet Union.
Muslim Rights Activist Sentenced to 4 Years in Russia on Disputed Drug Charge
A veteran activist who tracked rights abuses in Chechnya under its leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, was targeted in a crackdown on dissent, rights groups said.