Russia

Alexei Navalny: the Death of a Russian Hero

Photo Credit: France 24 Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) mourns the death of the courageous Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny who died...

Russian Scholar and Activist Sentenced Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation

Boris Kagarlitsky. Photo credits: Amnesty International On February 13th, 2024, Russian sociologist and activist Boris Kagarlitsky was...

Russian Sociologist Detained Pending Trial

Photo courtesy AFP Amidst the prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine, now entering its eighteenth month and leading to an escalating death...

Russian University Student Faces Terrorism Charges for Criticizing Russia’s War in Ukraine

On December 26, 2022, Olesya Krivtsova, a 19-year-old student at Northern (Arctic) Federal University, was arrested on terrorist charges...

Russian Authorities Abduct Ukrainian Professor in Melitopol

As Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the 1-year mark, Volodymyr Vorovka, a professor of marine biology at Melitopol...

Russian Anti-War Academics Punished by Russian Government and Higher Education Administrators

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine heads into its fifth month, Russian academics who have protested Russia’s perpetration of war continue...

Russian University Ordered to Expel Anti-War Student Protesters

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, anti-war protests across Russia and the government crackdown to intimidate protesters also...