Human Rights

“In Russia, the presumption of consent to a posthumous [organ] donation may be introduced.”

Claims about WADA doping ban, Maria Butina's foreign agent plea, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's killing in Berlin.

“We are not moving toward closing off the internet and are not going to do that.”

“We especially note that in Kyrgyzstan there are no restrictions whatsoever on the activities of the media.”

“Every Thursday we had a chicken day in prison. Chicken day was always a fight for chicken. Because chicken legs are small, and you want to eat. That is the only real meat they give – not [meat] substitute, but real meat … And the bananas – for some reason, bananas proved scarce in America. They gave bananas only on holidays. That there aren’t bananas in America – it’s actually a forage crop, I don’t know! There was a shortage of these – chicken and bananas.”

“Then everyone watched a video prepared by the organizers of the action. The video encouraged [them] not to stop there, but to continue the fight. Various white American uncles and aunts performed, and, against touching background music, spoke about the support of the ‘people of Hong Kong.’ In the frame appeared different faces from among American politicians and officials. All of them talked about how you must not stop, you need to protest as much as possible, and that only by force is it possible to satisfy the demands of the opposition.”

“A cause for serious concern is the situation in southern Syria, where U.S.-controlled bandit formations, operating in the 55-kilometer al-Tanf zone, continue to prevent the evacuation of the Syrian civilians from the Rubkan camp. The main reason for the actual failure of the U.N. Plan is the failure of American side to fulfill its obligations. Despite numerous U.S. promises to influence the illegal armed groups under their control, the militants sabotaged early notifications of the planned action, limited the duration of the humanitarian convoy’s stay, engaged in extortion, and directly threatened families wishing to leave the camp.”

“[The extradition of Alexei Burkov] is an absolutely unlawful move on the part of Israel authorities and, unfortunately, it’s in line with the United States of America’s long-term policy aimed at spreading their jurisdiction all over the world.”

“We are saddened that a slander against our country is being accepted by a country’s parliament. We would consider this accusation the biggest insult towards our nation.”

“The annual training exercises for young ‘civil activists’ from 15 countries were held in the capital of Moldova -- in an atmosphere of strict secrecy and with American money, volunteers were told about strategies for fighting the authorities, [and] about the organization of and media support for mass protests.”

"Thanks to joint efforts by the bodies of power, human rights activists and the public Maria Butina is returning home. I hope that joint efforts will secure the return home of all of our fellow citizens who are in trouble abroad.”

“The European Parliament is practically launching an investigation into the fact that Greta Thunberg, this environmental activist, is being sponsored by none other than our beloved motherland Russia.”