Now they'll say that the public chamber is the expression of civil society -- and all the rest of us are marginal. Gradually people will forget that we exist. And to make that happen more quickly, that completely senseless bill has been passed.More Ludmila Alexeeva quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

This is an attempt to smear a well-known group with allegations of involvement in espionage activity. They are preparing public opinion for a government move to close us down, which they can now do under the new law.More Ludmila Alexeeva quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

All religious politics are restricted to support for the Russian Orthodox Church as opposed to other religious confessions.More Ludmila Alexeeva quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

What the government wants is to close down civil society in this country. And that means they have to close down us, noncommercial NGOs, which remain the last bastion of the Russian civil society not controlled by the government.More Ludmila Alexeeva quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

In Russia, less than one percent of trials end with an acquittal. With trials that were initiated for political reasons those chances are zero.More Ludmila Alexeeva quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]