russia: police crush peaceful protests

Petersburg, Russia. . © 2018 David Frenkel/Mediazona (Moscow) – Police arbitrarily detained hundreds of peaceful protesters, including older people and children, taking part in demonstrations across Russia on September 9, Human Rights Watch said today. ..

russia: assault on freedom of expression

Russia's international partners should raise concerns at United Nations Human Rights Council, Organization for Security and Co-operation Europe, and the Council of Europe about Moscow's curbs on expression, and in bilateral conversations with Russian government.. Major internet companies..

russia: chechen leader threatens human rights defenders

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russian of Chechnya, at Kremlin Moscow, Russia April 19, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin should condemn recent statements by Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's leader, threatening human rights defenders,..

`shiite crescent' might not be what it seems

number of conflicts erupted among Iran's neighbors to the in which Muslims were pitted against non- Muslims, and Tehran aligned with non-Muslim side each time ( Moscow vs. By the nuclear assistance and other aid that, In the first two examples, Iran's siding with Russia at the expense of..

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