In mid-July, a gay, HIV-positive foreigner arrived at an immigration office in Moscow seeking asylum in Russia. Unlike in his native Uzbekistan, where sex between men is punishable by up to three years in prison, Russia has not criminalized homosexual relations. [»]

The Department of Education won’t accept tens of thousands of children who do not have permanent registration in Moscow to kindergartens based on long-outdated rules with no legal status.  [»]

Scores of asylum seekers who entered Russia with World Cup fan identity documents are seeking legal help in Moscow, in an attempt to escape war, political repression and homophobia, a refugee assistance group has said. [»]

Taliban were persecuting him in his homeland for working on an American military base, public officers here in Russia refused to acknowledge the danger of returning home for Mohammad. [»]

The human rights defenders accused of holding an unauthorized vigil in favour of Oub Titiev, the Chaiperson of Grozny Memorial, will be on trial on two different days. [»]

Moscow Regional Court employees admitted having been instructed to send refugees back to their homelands.  [»]

A few months ago, Civic Assistance Committee began receiving applicants having problems with access to Moscow kindergartens. In a short time, ten families appealed to us regarding sixteen children despite the fact that few people… [»]