Sofia Rusova, member of “EcoWatch”, detained in Moscow

March 22, 2023 21:53

• Oleg Orlov released after interrogation

  After being interrogated as a witness within the case of Nazism rehabilitation, law enforcers released Oleg Orlov, a co-chairman of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence. Orlov refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement and was unable to obtain a copy of the search protocol.

March 22, 2023 21:45

• Social network post causes Oleg Orlov's persecution

  Experts have decided that the article written by Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, for some French edition and posted in his page on a social network, contains signs of discrediting the Russian Army. During the interrogation, Orlov has explained that he had expressed only his personal opinion. Investigators have chosen his freedom restraint measure in the form of recognizance not to leave. Now, Orlov is awaiting interrogation within the case of Nazism rehabilitation.

March 22, 2023 10:05

• Female employee of the "Caucasian Knot" released after detention at "Memorial" office

  During the searches conducted in the office of the "Memorial", an employee of the "Caucasian Knot" was detained; after interrogation she was released.

March 21, 2023 23:59

• Law enforcers institute criminal case against Oleg Orlov on discrediting Russian army

  A criminal case on the repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces was instituted against Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial”, who was detained in the case on the rehabilitation of Nazism.

March 21, 2023 23:57

• Employees of “Memorial” detained after searches in case on rehabilitation of Nazism

  The police came with searches to the house of Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial”, who paid much attention to the problem of kidnappings in Northern Caucasus and victims among the civilian population in Chechnya and Ingushetia.