All Posts Tagged With: "political prisoners"
Public Outrage Builds over Jailed Yukos Lawyer
In part of a growing public sentiment in support of jailed lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina, over 50,000 people have signed an internet petition requesting a pardon from Dmitri Medvedev. translation by theotherrussia.org.
Oct 20, 2008 | Continued
Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company, has been put into solitary confinement for 12 days, allegedly for speaking with Esquire author Boris Akunin.
Oct 10, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Party Protests Imprisonment of its Members
The United Civil Front Party will hold nation-wide protests to support two of its members, who they say have been imprisoned for political reasons.
Jul 16, 2008 | Continued
Activists Urge Medvedev to Free Political Prisoners
Some of Russia’s most prominent human rights activists have written an open letter urging President Dmitri Medvedev to free political prisoners. Complete translation by theotherrussia.org.
May 23, 2008 | Continued
No Parole For Jailed Scientist
Igor Sutyagin has been denied parole, and transferred to a separate holding cell.
The second attempt at parole by Igor Sutyagin, an imprisoned scientist serving time for “divulging state secrets,” has ended in a rebuff. The result of the appeal was revealed by the Public Committee for the Protection of Scientists and Sutyagin’s parents at [...]
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