Podcasts


Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 28 February 2020 - with Nadezhda Kutepova

posted 2 Mar 2020, 11:53 by Translation Service   [ updated 2 Mar 2020, 12:01 ]

Nadezhda Kutepova's Profile Photo, Image may contain: 1 person, sittingThis week Simon Cosgrove and Sergei Nikitin are joined by Nadezhda Kutepova, a human rights activist from the closed city of Ozersk in Chelyabinsk region. Nadezhda was director of the human rights organisation Planet of Hopes in Ozersk, specialising in the protection of the rights of those who suffered from the radiation pollution from the Mayak atomic plant based in the city. Planet of Hopes was one of the first NGOs in Russia to be branded as a 'foreign agent' organisation. In 2015 Nadezhda was forced to leave Russia and now lives in France where she has received political asylum. A summary of the week's events in the sphere of human rights can be found on our website here

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Information about some of the recent events discussed can be found hereThis podcast is in the Russian language.

Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 21 February 2020 - with Yury Dzhibladze

posted 23 Feb 2020, 13:35 by Translation Service   [ updated 23 Feb 2020, 13:55 ]

This week Simon and Sergei are joined by Yury Dzhibladze (pictured left), director of the Centre for Development of Democracy and Human Rights, based in Moscow. Yury has worked on human rights, democracy, and international organisations since the late 1980s and is an active participant in international advocacy. He has great knowledge and experience with regard to such bodies as the OSCE, the Council of Europe and other international organisations. He works closely with the Civic Solidarity Platform. He is also currently coordinator of the Advocacy Group at the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum.

Listen to the Podcast here. You can also listen to us on iTunes and Spotify.

Information about some of the recent events discussed can be found hereThis podcast is in the Russian language.

Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 14 February 2020 - with Vyacheslav Bakhmin

posted 16 Feb 2020, 12:22 by Rights in Russia   [ updated 16 Feb 2020, 12:44 ]

Image may contain: Viacheslav  Bakhmin, beardThis week Sergei is on vacation and Simon is joined by Vyacheslav Bakhmin (pictured left), co-chair both of the Moscow Helsinki Group and the Andrei Sakharov Centre in Moscow.  

Listen to the Podcast here. You can also listen to us on iTunes and Spotify.

Information about some of the recent events discussed can be found here.

Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 7 February 2020

posted 9 Feb 2020, 13:59 by Translation Service   [ updated 10 Feb 2020, 10:42 ]

This week Simon and Sergei are joined by Aleksei Sokolov (pictured right), human rights defender from Ekaterinburg and who heads the rights group Pravovaya osnova. 

Listen to the Podcast here. You can also listen to us on iTunes and Spotify.

The text of events discussed can be found here.

Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 31 January 2020

posted 3 Feb 2020, 00:46 by Rights in Russia   [ updated 10 Feb 2020, 10:54 by Translation Service ]

This week Simon and Sergei are joined by Jens Siegert, blogger, journalist and expert on Russian civil society. 

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The text of events discussed can be found here.


Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 24 January 2020

posted 27 Jan 2020, 04:12 by Translation Service   [ updated 31 Jan 2020, 09:25 ]

Sergei Nikitin and Simon Cosgrove discuss events of the past week in Russia.

Listen to the Podcast here. You can also listen to us on iTunes and Spotify.

The text of events discussed can be found here.


Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 17 January 2020

posted 20 Jan 2020, 00:17 by Translation Service   [ updated 31 Jan 2020, 09:24 ]

Sergei Nikitin and Simon Cosgrove discuss events of the past week in Russia.

Listen to the Podcast hereYou can also listen to us on iTunes and Spotify.

The text of events discussed can be found here.

Simon & Sergei: Human rights in Russia week-ending 10 January 2020

posted 14 Jan 2020, 01:58 by Rights in Russia   [ updated 31 Jan 2020, 09:21 by Translation Service ]

Sergei Nikitin and Simon Cosgrove start the New Year with a discussion of events of the past week in Russia.

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See also RSSThe text of events discussed can be found here.

Podcast: Rights in Russia Week-ending 15 July 2016

posted 16 Jul 2016, 03:35 by Rights in Russia   [ updated 16 Jul 2016, 03:41 ]

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Podcast: Rights in Russia Week-ending 8 July 2016

posted 16 Jul 2016, 02:52 by Rights in Russia   [ updated 16 Jul 2016, 02:59 ]

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