Podcasts - Rights in Russia

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 ]

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his 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 here. This 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 here. This 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 ]

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This 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.

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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.

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The text of events discussed can be found here.