(Moscow) – A Russian court has extended the house arrest of Anastasiya Shevchenko, a member of the Open Russia Civic Movement, alleging that she is involved in an “undesirable” organization, Human Rights Watch said on Jan. 18. The decision is consistent with Russian authorities’ use of an abusive law on “undesirable organizations” to silence activists, with several other activists on trial or facing prosecution on similar accusations.
Human Rights Watch: Persecution of ‘undesirable’ activists in Russia
Police officers detain a man as human rights activists gather on Dec. 16, 2018 outside the headquarters of the FSB security service, successor to the Soviet-era KGB, to protest against political repressions, torture, provocations by the law enforcement agencies and a growing crackdown on young people.
