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Mathematician Mikhail Lobanov is arrested and beaten by the police in Moscow, after a search of his apartment
On December 28 in Moscow, the police searched the apartment of Mikhail Lobanov, a docent in the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics at the Moscow State University and a prominent Russian pro-democracy activist. Lobanov has been a strong supporter of Azat Miftakov and had been arrested more than once for his protests in support of Azat.…
The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom
Obituary of Chandler Davis by Siobhan Roberts in The Nation In July, Chandler Davis, an American Canadian mathematician and human rights defender, delivered welcoming remarks at a panel for the “Azat Miftakhov Days Against the War” in Ukraine from his hospital bed in Toronto, a vase of sunflowers by his side. The event was in…
Memorial is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The Azat Miftakhov Committee congratulates the Russian human rights organization Memorial on being awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. The other two recipients of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize are Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate from Belarus, and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties. Since its founding in 1987, Memorial has bravely fought for…
The case of Azat Miftakhov 