Canada parliament grants honorary citizenship to Russian dissident
The Canadian parliament voted unanimously on Friday to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian political prisoner and Kremlin critic, hoping that this move would increase the chances that he would be released alive. The title has only been granted to foreign nationals seven times before, including champions of human rights and democracy [...]
Russia Supreme Court liquidates oldest opposition party after justice ministry request
The Supreme Court of Russia ordered the liquidation of the People’s Freedom Party (PARNAS) as requested by the country’s justice ministry, according to Russian state news agency TASS. The Russian Ministry of Justice argued that the number of PARNAS’ regional offices dropped by 7, from 47 to 40, and law requires parties to have representative [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday signed a decree which authorises the deportation of residents of illegally annexed Ukranian territories who refuse Russian citizenship. Under the decree, bordering Ukrainian citizens are given a choice to accept or refuse Russian citizenship. For those who “declare their desire to retain their existing citizenship or remain stateless” will be classed as [...]
Russia opposition activist sentenced to 25 years for criticizing Ukraine invasion
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent opposition activist in Russia, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for charges related to his criticism of the war in Ukraine, in the latest iteration of the Kremlin’s ongoing campaign to silence activists and independent media outlets critical of the invasion. The trial proceedings, which saw limited access for [...]
US sanctions 6 individuals connected with 'arbitrary detention' of Russia anti-war critic
The US Treasury Department Friday sanctioned six people involved in the arbitrary detention of Russian war critic Vladimir Kara-Murza. Kara-Murza is currently detained in a Russian prison awaiting trial on several criminal charges, which the US claimed are the product of the “Kremlin manipulating Russia’s legal system to silence dissent.” Kara-Murza is a prominent Russian [...]
ECHR rules Russia 'foreign agent' designation violates human rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday ruled that Russia’s “foreign agent” legislation violates the rights of the groups designated as foreign agents. The designation has allegedly been used to dissolve NGOs, shut down human rights group’s Russia offices and punish political activists. The ruling affects 73 groups designated as foreign agents and entitles them [...]
Russia designates activist Vladimir Kara-Murza a 'foreign agent'
Russia’s Justice Ministry Friday designated popular activist Vladimir Kara-Murza as a “foreign agent,” which means he will have to file elaborate financial disclosures and add a disclaimer to all his public messages on social media or otherwise. Kara-Murza, 40, is a prominent Russian dissident, political activist, writer, and democrat spokesperson. He has been lauded abroad [...]
