End the Terror Against Social Activists in Russia!
Public Statement on the Attacks against Social Activists
Recently, criminal attacks against the leaders of trade union and social movements have clearly increased. Among the latest such incidents, we should note the attacks against Carine Clément, a member of the working group and a leader of the Union of [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘violence against activists in Russia’
November 17, 2008
End the Terror Against Social Activists in Russia!
November 15, 2008
Leader of Deceived Land Shareholders Assaulted in Moscow Region
The Leader of the Movement of Deceived Land Shareholders of the Moscow Region Is Assaulted
The violence against social activists is escalating. We have learned that yesterday, November 13, at 6:45 p.m., Sergei Fedotov, the leader of the movement of deceived land shareholders of the Moscow Region, was attacked.
The incident took place in the village of [...]
November 13, 2008
The War on Russian Activists Continues: Mikhail Beketov Beaten Half to Death
Khimki Oppositionist Severely Beaten and Near Death
Prominent Khimki oppositionist and a defender of the Khimki Forest is near death. [Mikhail] Beketov, the editor-in-chief of Khimkinskaya Pravda, and a harsh critic of the local authorities, was found beaten half to death in the courtyard of his home (in the village of Starbeevo, Khimki District) on the [...]
