All Posts Tagged With: "Jerzy Buzek"
With Verdict Upheld, Khodorkovsky Becomes ‘Prisoner of Conscience’
Following a much-criticized decision by a Moscow appeals court to uphold Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev’s guilty verdict, Amnesty International has declared the pair to be prisoners of conscience.
May 25, 2011 | Continued
60 Detained in Moscow New Year’s Eve Protest (photos added)
At least 60 opposition protestors were detained on New Year’s Eve night in Moscow during a rally to promote the freedom of assembly, including 82-year old rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva, drawing scorn from the EU, the USA, and human rights organizations.
Jan 2, 2010 | Continued