Bulat Mukhamedzhanov on the risks of political abuse of psychiatry
Human rights
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Bulat Mukhamedzhanov on the continuous schism between supporters and opponents of the domestic violence law in Russia
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov considers why the Russian authorities have resorted to aggressively prosecuting former law enforcement officers
Damir Gainutdinov on the new repressive technologies shackling the Russian internet
The Russian authorities are resorting to creative new legal measures to repress protesters and independent candidates who were barred from running in Moscow’s elections, writes Sergey Davidis
The Kremlin is cracking down hard on protests in Moscow. Ivan Davydov reflects on what this says about relations between Russia’s rulers and those they rule
Sergey Davidis on political repression in Russia and Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code
Ivan Davydov reflects on the success of the recent campaign to free the Russian journalist, and the authorities’ response
In trying to address the rising number of child suicides in Russia, the authorities have resorted to their usual solutions: draconian bans and censorship. These methods are completely inadequate, writes Bulat Mukhamedzhanov
Ekaterina Borozdina and Margarita Zavadskaya ask whether, and how, views on gender relations are changing in Russia today
Too few safeguards exist to protect orphans from physical or sexual abuse
Russia’s authorities do not respect the individuality of some of their own citizens, which in turn promotes public attitudes of intolerance