Human Rights Dispatch Oct 30, 2026 International Day of Political Prisoners: HRF Dispatch On this #InternationalDayofPoliticalPrisoners, HRF remembers the estimated 1 million political prisoners around the world. This week, we have highlighted the cases of Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, Mahrang Baloch, Victoire Ingabire, Umar Khalid, Ulviyya Ali, Vadim Kobzev, and Alexei Liptser, as they describe detention in their own words.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 29, 2026 HRF Call: Free Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser, former lawyers for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, have been detained since Oct. 13, 2023, on politically motivated charges of “extremism” because of their work as his attorneys.
Blog Post Oct 29, 2026 Dispatches from Detention: Vadim Kobzev & Alexei Liptser On Oct. 13, 2023, Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser were arrested on so-called “extremism” charges because they had worked as lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.
Human Rights Dispatch Oct 13, 2026 Kremlin Targets Navalny’s Defense Team Three Years On, Morocco Marks Year of Brutal GenZ Suppression Today marks three years since Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser, two of the lawyers who defended the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, were arrested and imprisoned in Russia.
Press Release Oct 13, 2026 Navalny’s Lawyers mark 3 years since arrest NEW YORK (Oct. 13, 2026) — Three years ago today, Russian police arrested Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser, two of the lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) marks this anniversary by calling for the immediate release of Kobzev and Liptser, who remain imprisoned in harsh conditions in Russian penal colonies solely for doing their jobs as lawyers.
Human Rights Dispatch Feb 16, 2026 Remembering Alexei Navalny On this day, HRF remembers Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader.
Human Rights Dispatch Jan 24, 2026 Celebrating International Day of the Endangered Lawyer On the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, we honor the lawyers who defend human rights and uphold the rule of law despite facing grave personal risk.
Press Release Jan 17, 2026 HRF Petitions UN in Case of Navalny’s Lawyers Spotlighted by Yulia Navalnaya’s Washington Post Op-Ed The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted the case of lawyers Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Liptser to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) today, on the first anniversary of their sentencing.
