January 13, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Major St. Petersburg rights group called ‘foreign agent’ by Russian Justice Ministry ST. PETERSBURG – Citizens’ Watch, an influential St. Petersburg-based judicial and law enforcement watchdog, returned from the Russian holidays to…
January 5, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Russian environmental group continues battle to clear its name under ‘foreign agent’ law ST. PETERSBURG – Ecodefense, the first Russian environmental group designated a “foreign agent” by the Justice Ministry, continued its court…
December 18, 2014 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Environmentalists locate illegal fence that landed Sochi critic Vitishko in prison KRASNODAR, Russia – Bellona, other environmental groups and the Krasnodar Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources established the physical existence of…
December 16, 2014 Access to information, Russian human rights issues Bellona’s Ecology & Rights magazine wins Ecopositive-2014 award Ecology & Rights, the magazine published by the St. Petersburg Environmental Rights Center (ERC) Bellona, has become a winner of…
December 4, 2014 Access to information, Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Russia’s youth as sentinels for the environment – Bellona announces winners of its EcoJurist 2014 competition ST PETERSBURG – The Environmental Rights Center (ERC) Bellona in St. Petersburg today announced the winners of its fourth annual…
