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Natalya Dzhanpoladova

Natalya Dzhanpoladova is a journalist for RFE/RL Russian's Service focusing on human rights themes. She has co-hosted and co-edited the podcast You Have The Right since 2020, and she has been an editor on the TV program of the same name since 2017. Dzhanpoladova joined RFE/RL in 2011, working mainly as a court and field reporter, providing coverage both for radio and TV.

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September 05, 2022
'We Have To Pay For Our Indifference': A Russian Deserter Speaks Out After Ukraine War Memoir Hits A Nerve

Before fleeing Russia in August, Pavel Filatyev penned a bombshell exposé of how things were going for his paratrooper unit in the war in Ukraine. "The sooner Russian citizens at very least stop being afraid to say 'war' and 'we don't want war,' the sooner it will end," he said in an interview.
February 03, 2019
Heirs Of The Gulag? Russia's Prison System Faces Harsh Scrutiny

A top Russian prison official rejected allegations that the system still bears the indelible stamp of the notorious Soviet Gulag. Former prisoners and activists counter that the system remains based on violence and contempt for human rights.
$Sergei Udaltsov confronts a fractured political environment that is much changed from the one he helped shape in 2012.$

August 24, 2017
'I Don't Intend To Hide': Fresh From Prison, Russia's Udaltsov Rejoins Political Fray

Russian leftist activist Sergei Udaltsov has returned to Moscow after spending 4 1/2 years in prison. He confronts a fractured political environment that is much changed from the one he helped shape in 2012.
November 27, 2014
Crimean Tatars Cry Foul Following Latest Arrest

Crimean Tatars are denouncing a sweeping crackdown on their community following the detention of a fourth man over clashes with police earlier this year. Crimean Tatar leaders have opposed the annexation of their peninsula by Russia.
May 06, 2014
Two Years On, Russian Activists Battle To Keep 'Bolotnaya' Case In Public Eye

Two years since a Russian opposition protest ended in sweeping detentions and criminal charges against almost 30 demonstrators, supporters are battling to sustain public attention in the "Bolotnaya" case.
April 10, 2014
Pressure Mounts On Russian Journalist Over Crimea Prank

A Russian journalist is under mounting pressure after jokingly appealing to the Kremlin to send troops to liberate his region's Russian-speakers from corrupt officials.
February 27, 2014
Defendant In Russia's Bolotnaya Case Says He Was Beaten In Court

One of the opposition protesters jailed this week in the so-called Bolotnaya case says his police escort beat him up on court premises. This is the third reported assault by police against defendants in the high-profile trial.
November 06, 2013
'Bolotnaya' Hunger Striker Hits 50 Days

Concern is mounting over Sergei Krivov, one of over 20 people charged during an opposition rally in Moscow last year. Krivov has been on hunger strike for 50 days to protest his right to a fair trial.
October 18, 2013
In Wake Of Nationalist Rioting In Moscow, A Hostile Business Takeover?

Are authorities in Moscow using this week's antimigrant riot by nationalists as a pretext for a hostile takeover of a lucrative warehouse?
August 14, 2013
Moscow Mayoral Race Heats Up In The Home Stretch

Opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is running up against stiff obstacles in his bid to become the next mayor of Moscow. But he continues to give as good as he gets. RFE/RL takes a look at how the campaign is shaping up in the weeks before the September 8 vote.
November 02, 2012
Conflict Mounts Over Pussy Riot Brand

A conflict is brewing over the commercialization of Pussy Riot, the Russian all-women punk collective. Group member Yekaterina Samutsevich, released last month after being initially sentenced to two years in jail for participating in the stunt, accuses her former lawyer and his wife of seeking to cash in on Pussy Riot's global notoriety.
September 22, 2012
Kyrgyz Writer's Historical Cottage Under Threat In Russia

Relatives of Chingiz Aitmatov say they are facing eviction from the Moscow cottage where the celebrated Kyrgyz writer lived and worked for two decades. Aitmatov's wooden cottage is located in Peredelkino, a historical writers' retreat in the outskirts of Moscow that locals say is being threatened by real-estate developers.
July 02, 2012
New Russian Bill Aims To Brand NGOs As 'Foreign Agents'

A new bill is in the works to have foreign-funded nongovernmental organizations in Russia registered as "foreign agents." The bill, drafted by deputies from Russia's ruling party, formally aims at making NGOs more accountable and transparent. Critics, however, fear the proposal will be used to justify further crackdowns on civil and rights groups.
May 31, 2012
Russian Bill Turns Screw On Protesters

A key committee of Russia's parliament has approved a raft of amendments to a controversial draft law intending to curb street protests. While lowering new fines on protesters, the amended bill considerably expands the list of actions that would be punishable by law.

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