November 12, 2018Open Russia Movement Opens New Office After Kremlin Undermines DemocracyThe Open Russia Movement opened a new office in eastern Siberia, which has been endorsed by local politician disillusioned by pro-Kremlin city council.
November 1, 2018Shortlist for Open Russia award Journalism as a Profession announcedThe shortlist for Open Russia’s Journalism as a Profession award has been announced. From 300 publications there are now 30, divided into six categories.
October 31, 2018Open Russia Human Rights Team Secures Freedom for Political ActivistThanks to the support of Sergey and the Open Russia Human Rights, the North Moscow Prosecutor dropped the case against Olga. This is proof that Putin’s courts fear independent lawyers
October 29, 2018Open Russia Activists join Demonstrations Against FSB Torturing and Atrocious Air PollutionThis weekend Open Russia activists took to the streets in a variety of peaceful demonstrations. The demonstrations took place in seven cities and resulted in multiple arrests, despite the peaceful nature of the demonstrations.
October 19, 2018Final Week of Registration For The Russia Vs Putin ConferenceThe window for registering for the Russia vs Putin conference is entering its final week. The registration period is due to end on 26 October.
October 16, 2018Ineffective Sanctions and Diplomatic Immunity: Andrey Pivovarov on Western policy towards Russia.All the while, ordinary Russians, especially those who stand vocally in opposition of the Putin regime, shall remain victims of state-sponsored violence
October 12, 2018Poison, Torture, Lies and Repression: Human Rights in Putin’s RussiaThe Conservative Party Human Rights Commission is presenting its in-depth report into the current state of Human Rights in Putin’s Russia. Three survivors and exiles of the Putin regime are to talk about their experience and views on how the Kremlin deals with Human Rights.
October 8, 2018Russian authorities prosecute innocent charity helper for ‘life-threatening injuries’ to Riot PoliceIt is of absolute necessity that citizens beyond Russia’s borders who advocate an open and democratic Russia support such people
October 3, 2018Russian Turns to European Court of Human Rights to Launch Case in Defence of Tortured BrotherA Russian citizen from the Republic of Tatarstan has filed an official complaint to the European Court of Human Rights about the torture of her brother by Russian police officials. Her concerns had already been ignored by the Russian Investigative Committee.
September 18, 2018Registration for the Russia vs Putin conference has begunThe programme and registration form can be found on the website: https://russia-vs-putin.org
September 10, 2018“The Authorities Are Conducting A Military Operation Against Citizens”Open Russia responds to nationwide demonstrations against pension reforms
May 30, 2018Human Rights, Freedom, Justice: A Conference In Memory of Yury SchmidtOn May 18-19 in Berlin, the leading experts on human …