Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN RUSSIA TODAY
Tanya Cooper, Russian Researcher for Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Tanya Cooper worked for the HRW Moscow Office and for Amnesty
International USA. She is a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris,
American University (Washington), and Northern Kazakhstan State University.
The Kremlin’s crackdown on civil society, media, and the Internet took a more sinister turn in 2015 as the government further intensifi ed harassment and
persecution of independent critics. For the fourth year in a row, parliament adopted laws and authorities engaged in repressive practices that increasingly isolated the country. Against the backdrop of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia over Crimea, anti-Western hysteria has been at its peak since the end of the Cold War.
This is the first in a six-lecture series. The subject is Russia – Unriddled, The next lecture will be April 29, entitled Internationalist Dreams and Nationalist Realities in the Soviet Union and its Successor States.
International USA. She is a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris,
American University (Washington), and Northern Kazakhstan State University.
The Kremlin’s crackdown on civil society, media, and the Internet took a more sinister turn in 2015 as the government further intensifi ed harassment and
persecution of independent critics. For the fourth year in a row, parliament adopted laws and authorities engaged in repressive practices that increasingly isolated the country. Against the backdrop of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia over Crimea, anti-Western hysteria has been at its peak since the end of the Cold War.
This is the first in a six-lecture series. The subject is Russia – Unriddled, The next lecture will be April 29, entitled Internationalist Dreams and Nationalist Realities in the Soviet Union and its Successor States.
Cost
- $10 for an individual lecture, payable at the door, checks preferred. $30 for six-lecture series, plus OLLI membership ($20).
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