Russia’s censored judges
Yulia Khalikova looks at a recent ban on Constitutional Court judges publishing a dissenting opinion
Law
The impact of Covid-19 on Russia’s courts
OVD-Info lawyers and analysts Alexandra Baeva, Natalia Smirnova and Denis Shedov have flagged up several issues affecting Russia’s courts during the pandemic
Punitive psychiatry in Russia: back to the USSR?
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov on the risks of political abuse of psychiatry
Valery Zorkin’s rejection of the rule of law
Olesya Zakharova unpacks the philosophy of Russia’s latest constitutional reforms
Where was the “people’s will” in Russia’s “referendum”?
Stanislav Andreychuk considers the results of Russia’s national “referendum” on constitutional amendments
Putin’s fundamental amendment
Mikhail Turchenko unpacks what’s wrong with the constitutional amendments and the popular vote
In memoriam: Russia’s ban on Telegram, 2018–2020
Lincoln Pigman looks back at a short-lived and misguided attempt to censor a popular messaging app
Amending Russia’s elections
Stanislav Andreychuk on the consequences of the recent amendments to Russia’s electoral law
Russia is searching for new citizens in a post-Covid world
Olga Gulina contends that changes to Russian citizenship laws have been designed to strengthen (geo-)political influence and fix the country’s socio-demographic issues
Torture in Russia: Who is to blame and what is to be done?
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov outlines what needs to be done to better prevent torture in Russia
A referendum that must not be named
Stanislav Andreychuk looks at why the Russian government pushed for a referendum on constitutional amendments