Russia vs Lawyers

In Russia there is a group of human rights lawyers who defend those who have tried to oppose the state's violence and oppression. Clients are severely punished for actions such as handing out political leaflets or participating in protests. For their work, the lawyers are also exposed targets, and they are fined with police raids, beatings and fabricated offenses.

«Russia vs Lawyers» takes us into courtrooms with cases and discussions that border on the surreal. Director Masha Novikova has followed the lawyers' network for three years, documenting the hopeless conditions for justice in an increasingly suffocating state.

After the screening there will be conversation in the cinema:

WHO SHOULD DEFEND JUSTICE IN RUSSIA?

What happens when those who defend justice in Russia, are targeted by the government?

PANEL:

• Brynjulf Risnes, lawyer and chairperson of NOAS
• Aleksandr Popkov, Russian Human Rights Lawyer
• Masha Novikova, film director of «Russia vs Lawyers»
• Moderator: Ane Tusvik Bonde, Senior Advisor at Amnesty Int. Norway

This event is in collaboration with The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Amnesty International Norway and HUMAN IDFF.


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