Facing intimidation in the fight for human rights in Russia

By Friederike Behr, Russia researcher for Amnesty International
Stanislav Dmitrievskii is a veteran human rights defender and political activist from Nizhnii Novgorod, a town East of Moscow.
During recent months he has actively participated in numerous demonstrations for the right to freedom of assembly and for fair elections. And he has been repeatedly detained.

On 10 March […]