Yury Dmitriev | Status: On Trial | Russia
Yury Dmitriev, Russian historian and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights center Memorial, was detained in Petrozavodsk on December 13, 2016, on suspicion of production of… More
Stanislav Aseyev | Status: Imprisoned | Ukraine
Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev, who writes under the pen name Vasin, was captured by Russian-supported rebels on June 2, 2017. Aseyev was based in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk and… More
Oleh Halaziuk | Status: Detained | Ukraine
Oleh Halaziuk, a columnist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has been detained since August 2017 by Russian-supported rebels in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine. More
PEN America Condemns New Amendments to Russia’s Foreign Agent Law
“This legislation a direct attack on individuals’ rights to express their opinion freely." More
Kirill Serebrennikov | Status: On Trial | Russia
Kirill Serebrennikov, a prominent Russian theater director, was put under house arrest on August 23 on charges of fraud. More
Oleg’s Freedom and What’s Next for Prisoners of Conscience
In this PEN Q&A, Polina Kovaleva reflects on the Oleg Sentsov's release from a Russian prison and what it means for other political prisoners. More
Imprisoning Russian Actor Is a Flagrant Violation of Fundamental Human Rights
“Pavel’s absurd sentence is a demonstration of the Russian government’s cruelty, and disregard for human dignity and the rule of law, even to the extent of refusing to… More
Roman Sushchenko | Status: Released | Russia
Roman Sushchenko, a Ukrainian journalist, was detained in Moscow on September 30, 2016, on charges of espionage, and has since been detained in Lefortovo Prison. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB)… More
Ukrainian Journalist Roman Sushchenko Released from Russian Prison
“Russia’s security services falsely painted Sushchenko as an intelligence plant, a spurious accusation they have repeatedly lodged against reporters who refuse to accept the Kremlin’s party line." More
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Allowing law enforcement to commit “authorized privacy violations” will ensure investigations are not hindered, a senior government official told @Reuters on Wednesday, amid worries that India’s new privacy law will increase state surveillance: https://bit.ly/38uiSQd.
A group of artists have presented the president of Kyrgyzstan with an open letter decrying the censorship of an exhibition at the Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts and calling for the resignation of the minister of culture: https://bit.ly/38udLiO via @TheArtNewspaper.