Study Tour to Lower Silesia
On 15-18 March 2019, members of the Historical Memory and Education Working Group met for a Study Tour of Lower Silesia to learn and work on their project about forced migrations in Europe after World War Two. The whole Silesian region is a special place in this respect, as the [...]
05 Apr 2019
The Conviction of Oyub Titiev Is a Blatant Violation of the Rule of Law: Human Rights Defenders in the North Caucasus Should Continue Their Work
Statement by the Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
19 Mar 2019
Workshop on Quality Journalism for Environmental Activists in Russia and the EU
Ecological rights center BELLONA, a Forum member organisation, in partnership with the Bulgarian BlueLink Foundation, Association of Environmental Journalists of Russia, Russian-German Bureau of Ecological Information, Save Pechora Committee, Perm organisation for animal protection "Za Zverey" and Rostov-based organisation "Eco-Logica", supported by EU-Russia Civil Society Forum is carrying out the project "Quality [...]
27 Feb 2019
“For Human Rights” Group Labeled Foreign Agent
On Wednesday, February 13, it was reported that Russia's Justice Ministry labeled organisation "For Human Rights", Forum member, a 'foreign agent'. The Ministry website states that "the group's compliance with the characteristics of a non-profit organisation performing the functions of a foreign agent was established during the unannounced documentary inspection of its activities." Read more (in Russian)
14 Feb 2019
Ensure the Safety and Duly Investigate the Death Threats against Igor Kochetkov
Statement by the Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
11 Feb 2019
Support “Soldiers’ Mothers”
The Forum member organisation "Soldiers' Mothers of Saint Petersburg" invites all like-minded people to join together and become part of a large community involved in the protection of the rights of conscripts, soldiers and members of their families in Russia. Despite the difficult conditions for human rights defenders, all the [...]
08 Feb 2019
Education Is a Basis for Children’s Internet Security
Upon request of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Alexander Radevich, Board Chair at the Centre of Social and Education Initiatives (Izhevsk, Russia), reflects on how to protect children from threats on the net: The web has already firmly entered into the everyday lives of today’s children. It is now virtually […]
05 Feb 2019
Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals in the NGO Work
Many heard of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but how to deal with them and how to apply them in own activities was not clear. That was the reason why the NGO Development Centre, a Forum member organisation, organised on 29-30 January 2019 the International Workshop "Sustainable Development Goals in [...]
05 Feb 2019
Drop Charges against Anastasia Shevchenko and Stop Inhumane Treatment in Russia
Statement by the Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
04 Feb 2019
“Investigate it!”: The Book About Civilian Oversight
Human rights project team of the Tak-Tak-Tak Foundation, a Forum member organisation, has launched a fundraising campaign on publishing a book on journalistic and public investigations. The book targets various groups of readers, including journalists, lawyers, civil society and human rights activists, as well as everyone who shares the idea of government transparency. [...]
31 Jan 2019
Memorial’s 30th Anniversary
Today, on 29 January 2019, International Historical, Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial” celebrates the 30th anniversary of its founding. Since 1989, the organisation has made an essential contribution to developing public awareness based on democratic values and overcoming totalitarian stereotypes, to revealing historical truth and preserving the memory of […]
30 Jan 2019
SOVA Centre Presented Reports on Political Russian Nationalism and Hate Crimes in 2018
On 22 January 2019, the SOVA Centre for Information and Analysis, a Forum member organisation, presented two reports at the International Memorial in Moscow - "A Continuous Decadence: Movement of Russian Nationalists in Spring-Summer 2018" and "The Far Right and Arithmetics: Hate Crimes and Combatting Them in Russia in 2018". [...]
23 Jan 2019
Dr Olga Gulina: “In the Times of Crisis, Building Bridges, Not Dams, Is Vitally Important”
Interview with Dr Olga Gulina, Director at the Institute on Migration Policy (Berlin, Germany)
22 Jan 2019
New Wave of Persecution of LGBT People in Chechnya: Around 40 People Detained, at Least Two Killed
Since the end of December 2018, there is a new wave of persecution against LGBT in Chechnya based on the alleged sexual orientation of victims, both men and women. Information received by the Russian LGBT Network, a Forum member organisation, suggests that around 40 people were detained; at least two people were killed. Read [...]
17 Jan 2019
ARTICLE 19 Welcomes CJEU Opinion in “Right to Be Forgotten” Case
Thomas Hughes, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19, a Forum supporter organisation, said: 'We welcome Advocate General Szpunar’s opinion that the CJEU should place limits on the scope of de-referencing carried out by search engines. 'European data regulators should not be able to determine the search results that internet users around [...]
17 Jan 2019