After throwing him behind bars on groundless charges, #Russia has further violated #AndreyPivovarov’s rights by forcibly disappearing him. Pivarov and his family, are being punished for his peaceful criticism of the government. He had been executive director of the pro-democracy Open Russia Civic Movement. He was sentenced to four years in prison in July 2022, on charges of leading an “undesirable organization.”

- Damelya Aitkhozhina, HRW

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/18/russia-political-prisoner-feared-forcibly-disappeared

#EndEnforcedDisappearences

Russia: Political Prisoner Feared Forcibly Disappeared

Russian authorities have refused for a month to provide information about the location of a political prisoner, Andrey Pivovarov, raising concerns that he has been forcibly disappeared, Human Rights Watch said today.

Human Rights Watch