Andrew Getto

Author

To justify its aggressions on Ukraine, Russia fabricates lies and a refugee crisis.

Over the past decade, Russian institutions have routinely tortured innocent people to coerce confessions of terrorism.

Despite Russia's different relationship with slavery than the US, marginalisation and discrimination against black people is still rampant.

To silence social media dissenters and young critics, Chechen leaders have resorted to blackmailing activists and journalists.

Russian authorities turn a blind eye to the Chechen authorities' abuse of human rights and of federal law, granting them a carte blanche.

One year after Alexei Navalny's arrest, we reflect on Putin's regime's assault on human rights.

In an effort to prevent further organisation by protestors, the Kazakh government resorted to shutting down its internet - at a cost to the whole country.

As turmoil descends over Kazakhstan, government has the opportunity to take the country in a more peaceful direction or fan the flames of resentment.

Russia's homophobic laws, which prohibit speaking positively about same-sex relationships, force artists and musicians to hide their identities.

In order to spread fear, Russian authorities arrest and charge people for dissension on social media.

In a surprising grassroots movement, local renting groups are banning ethnic discrimination from their sites to crack down on the racism problem in Russia.

Amid government inaction and public stigmatisation of HIV/AIDS, Russia is among the world leaders in HIV cases and requires government action.

To control citizen dissidence, the Russian government resorts to prescribing psychiatric treatment to government and church critics

Despite rhetorically distancing itself from the former Soviet regime, Russian leaders consider activists exposing Soviet crimes criminals themselves.

Despite being one of the world's largest consumer of fossil fuels, Russia was notably absent from the imperative commitments at COP26.

Without transparency of accountability, Russian police forces target teenagers for crimes uncommitted crimes.