Ivan Pavlov
lawyer, founder of First Department
Treason, espionage, state secrets; defended Ivan Safronov and Karina Tsurkan.
Via organisation
dept.one
Lawyers
First Department (foreign agent) Solidarity Zone (foreign agent)
Evgeny Smirnov
First Department lawyer
Treason and espionage; security risk assessment.
Via organisation
dept.one
Valeria Vetoshkina
lawyer working with OVD-Info
Treason and espionage cases, including cases against teenagers.
Vadim Prokhorov
lawyer in political cases
Defended Navalny, Yashin and Kara-Murza; represented the Nemtsov family.
Karinna Moskalenko
lawyer, ECHR cases
ECHR applications from Russian applicants and international protection mechanisms. The ECHR has struck out the last complaints against Russia not related to the war.
Artur Alkhastov
lawyer at the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights (Astana)
Russians in Kazakhstan: extradition, deportation, asylum, deserters; lawyer for 'Goodbye, Arms!'.
Via organisation
bureau.kz
Anastasia Burakova
lawyer, founder of Kovcheg
Deportation and extradition of Russians from third countries: Turkey, Kazakhstan, Serbia, including 2026 cases.
Via organisation
t.me
Artem Klyga
lawyer of the Conscientious Objectors Movement
Conscientious objection, deserters, asylum in Germany.
Via organisation
en.connection-ev.org
Ani Chatinyan
lawyer at the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor
Defending Russians and Belarusians against extradition in Armenia.
Via organisation
facebook.com
Samson Galstyan
lawyer at the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor
Defending Russians and Belarusians against extradition in Armenia.
Via organisation
facebook.com
Denis Jivaga
director of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights
Russians in Kazakhstan: detention on Russian requests, asylum.
Via organisation
bureau.kz
Vadim Drozdov
lawyer, international mechanisms
Urgent interim measures of UN committees against extradition, including from Kazakhstan.
Via organisation
drozdov.ch
Ben Keith
barrister, extradition and Interpol
Removing Interpol red notices and fighting extradition, including requests from Russia.
Via organisation
5sah.co.uk
Maryia Kalesava-Hudzilina
lawyer, head of the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers
In-absentia trials in Belarus, the risks of returning, UN complaints.
Via organisation
bahrl.org
Grigory Vaypan
Memorial lawyer, ECHR and UN
Complaints to UN committees in political prisoners' cases. Memorial is designated 'extremist' in Russia: contact it from outside Russia and not from a device that may be seized.
Natalia Sekretareva
head of Memorial's legal department
Complaints to UN committees in political prisoners' cases. Memorial is designated 'extremist' in Russia: contact it from outside Russia and not from a device that may be seized.
Tamilla Imanova
Memorial lawyer, UN complaints
Complaints to UN committees in political prisoners' cases. Memorial is designated 'extremist' in Russia: contact it from outside Russia and not from a device that may be seized.