Memorial
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Memorial is a prominent Russian human rights organization known for documenting Soviet-era political repression and advocating for civil liberties.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
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non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| awarded | Right Livelihood Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Peace Prize 2022
NERFINISHED
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Right Livelihood Award 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2009 ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| continuesActivitiesAs | international network outside Russia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| designatedAs | foreign agent by Russian Ministry of Justice ⓘ |
| dissolutionOrderedBy | Supreme Court of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsLegalEntityInRussia | 2021 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties advocacy
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documentation of political repression ⓘ historical memory ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gulag system
NERFINISHED
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Soviet-era political repression ⓘ Stalinist repressions ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Andrei Sakharov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arseny Roginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet dissidents ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
International Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memorial Human Rights Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| maintains |
archives on Soviet-era crimes
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databases of victims of political repression ⓘ |
| monitored | human rights situation in North Caucasus ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Last Address initiative (participation and support)
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database of Gulag prisoners ⓘ |
| opposes |
abuse of anti-extremism legislation
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political repression in Russia ⓘ |
| organizes |
educational programs on history of repression
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public commemorations of victims of political terror ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
pro-democracy
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pro–rule of law ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolutionStatedByAuthorities | violation of foreign agent law ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | foreign agent in Russia ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPeacePrizeWith |
Ales Bialiatski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Center for Civil Liberties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | state harassment and intimidation in Russia ⓘ |
| website | https://memo.ru ⓘ |
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