All Posts Tagged With: "prison system"

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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
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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
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Russian Prison News Roundup

The past week has been tumultuous for the Russian prison system. Theotherrussia.org provides a roundup of news stories coming out of Russian’s prisons.

Jun 5, 2008 | Continued