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Non-governmental organizations in Russia are considered enemies of the state by Russian President Vladimir Putin, NGO leaders said.
Gay rights supporters held a kiss-in Friday as the Russian parliament was due to hear a bill banning the promotion of homosexuality to children, observers said.
A Russian human rights activist said she will file a request with Moscow police for permission to hold a party for her 85th birthday.
A Russian activist said Friday she became the latest in a series of high-profile resignations from a presidential human rights council.
Fines for participating in illegal demonstrations in Russia could increase from $160 to as much as $9,600 under a measure in the State Duma, or lower house.
Moscow officials are warning activists not to hold an unsanctioned rally in the city.
Russian government abuses in Ingushetia are aggravating what could become a civil war, the Moscow Helsinki Group reported Tuesday.
Russian non-governmental organizations say the "British spy scandal" is a way for the Russian government to turn public opinion against NGOs it wants to close.
Russian non-governmental organizations have reacted in anger to charges that they have received funding from alleged British spies.
Observing human rights in Chechnya is crucial to restoring order there, a leading Russian human rights activist told Interfax news agency.
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