Repressions
Frozen Protest: The number of public demonstrations against the war is continuing to decline, but a movement made up of the relatives of mobilised people is gaining weight and the number of deserters is growing
Dictatorship's Routine: The number of convictions and new cases against disloyal individuals is declining, but repression remains high
The Magnetism of Fear: As the scale of repression begins to stabilise, the space for freedom available to Russian citizens continues to shrink
Putin's Conveyor Belt: The new practice of bringing treason charges may bring repression to a whole new level
Scope and Duration: Analysis of repression in Russia reveals that although the overall magnitude of these actions has not significantly increased, their severity has heightened over time
Framing Public Violence: the proliferation of public apologies indicates a normalisation of physical violence towards dissenters
Totalitarian Putinism: Amid the successful suppression of protests against the war, Russian authorities are increasingly expanding the use of totalitarian practices to combat dissent
Stalinism-lite: the scope of repression is widening and is increasingly accompanied by violence
The Punitive Machine: prosecutions for anti-war attitudes continue to rise, with hundreds of people from increasingly diverse backgrounds already prosecuted
Terrorists, Incendiaries, and Saboteurs: How Law Enforcement Is Normalising the Logic of State Terror
Analysis of criminal cases opened under various articles of the Russian Criminal Code for anti-war activities suggests that security officials are prone to add additional, more serious charges, up to and including terrorism and extremism, following the initial indictment. This allows the security forces to meet their performance indicators and to keep civilians in a state of fear.
Russia’s Repression Reaches New Heights: the number of sentences resulting in incarceration increased significantly in early 2023, as did the length of the terms being handed out
The Courts as Guardians of The War: in the past year, over 3,800 people have received administrative penalties in Russia for their anti-war positions; the state has levied over 143 million rubles in fines
Online on the Line: repression of free speech and the war have led to the construction of ‘Runet 2.0’ and the ever-increasing isolation of the original
Tightening the Screws: since the beginning of December, Russian authorities have identified a new foreign agent and opened a new criminal case every day
Autumn Repressions: decline of protests and detentions, development of the fight against "foreign agents," and totalitarian practices
The Fight Against Vandalism, Punitive Psychiatry, and the Criminalization of Geography: Major Trends in the Repressive Activities of the Russian Authorities
Monitoring of Repressions: decline in anti-mobilisation protests, increase of criminal prosecutions and "foreign agents" punishment
Resisting the resistance: repressions against Opponents of the war are systematic, but not widespread
Limit on Party Voting and Attack on Freedom of the Speech: how the authorities are getting ready for the September elections
181 Blocked Media, 150 Criminal Cases and 59 New Foreign Agents: Russian human rights activists published a report on wartime repressions
Terrorists, Incendiaries, and Saboteurs: How Law Enforcement Is Normalising the Logic of State Terror
Analysis of criminal cases opened under various articles of the Russian Criminal Code for anti-war activities suggests that security officials are prone to add additional, more serious charges, up to and including terrorism and extremism, following the initial indictment. This allows the security forces to meet their performance indicators and to keep civilians in a state of fear.
Russia’s Repression Reaches New Heights: the number of sentences resulting in incarceration increased significantly in early 2023, as did the length of the terms being handed out
The Courts as Guardians of The War: in the past year, over 3,800 people have received administrative penalties in Russia for their anti-war positions; the state has levied over 143 million rubles in fines
Online on the Line: repression of free speech and the war have led to the construction of ‘Runet 2.0’ and the ever-increasing isolation of the original
Tightening the Screws: since the beginning of December, Russian authorities have identified a new foreign agent and opened a new criminal case every day
Autumn Repressions: decline of protests and detentions, development of the fight against "foreign agents," and totalitarian practices
The Fight Against Vandalism, Punitive Psychiatry, and the Criminalization of Geography: Major Trends in the Repressive Activities of the Russian Authorities
Monitoring of Repressions: decline in anti-mobilisation protests, increase of criminal prosecutions and "foreign agents" punishment
Resisting the resistance: repressions against Opponents of the war are systematic, but not widespread
Limit on Party Voting and Attack on Freedom of the Speech: how the authorities are getting ready for the September elections
181 Blocked Media, 150 Criminal Cases and 59 New Foreign Agents: Russian human rights activists published a report on wartime repressions