Publications
COI Report - The Russian Federation: Country Focus
The report outlines recent developments in Russia, focusing on legal mechanisms used to suppress dissent.
COI Query - Russian Federation: Treatment of military deserters by state authorities since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Reference period: (1 February 2022 – 4 April 2022) (April 2022); 1. Context; 2. Overview of military service in Russian Federation; 3. Legislation; 4. Russian censorship of war reporting and limits on information; 5. Evidence of desertion in Ukraine; 6.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Treatment of protestors, journalists, and human rights defenders since the Ukraine invasion
Reference period: 24 February 2022 to 2 June 2022; 1. Context; 2. Legislation related to freedom of assembly; 3. Legislation related to freedom of expression; 4. Treatment of protesters and war opponents; 5. Treatment of journalists; 6. Treatment of human rights defenders and activists.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Update - major developments in relation to political opposition and military service
Reference period: 1 November 2022 to 16 February 2023; 1. General developments; 2. Legislative developments in relation to political dissent and opposition and their implementation in practice; 3.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Major developments in the Russian Federation in relation to the treatment of political opposition and dissent
Reference period: 15 February 2023 to 25 September 2023; 1. General developments; 2. Law enforcement; 3. ‘Foreign agents’ law; 4. Laws used to penalise political opposition and dissent and their implementation in practice.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Major Developments in Relation to Military Service
Reference period: 15 February 2023 to 30 September 2023; 1. General developments; 2. Conscription; 3. Mobilisation; 4. Treatment of deserters under the law.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Major developments regarding human rights and military service
Reference period: 1 October 2023 to 8 November 2024; 1. Recent developments in the war in Ukraine; 2. Political and human rights situation; 3. Legislative developments; 4. Treatment of certain profiles related to the expression of political opinion; 5. LGBTIQ persons; 6. Military service.
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COI Query - Russian Federation: Security situation in Belgorod City and Belgorod Oblast
Reference period: January 2025 to 4 November 2025; 1. Overview; 2. curity incidents and impact on the civilian population; Humanitarian Situation.
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COI Report – The Russian Federation: Military Service
This report provides information regarding military service in the Russian Federation for international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection
COI Report – The Russian Federation: Political Dissent and Opposition
This report provides information regarding political dissent in the Russian Federation for international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection