February 11, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Anti-Sochi group’s appeal before Russian Supreme Court pushed back until March The Krasnodar-based ecological organization that brought international attention to the environmental destruction caused by the 2014 Sochi Olympic games will…
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…
