Russian Prisoner of Conscience Platon Lebedev Released
Today or tomorrow, Platon Lebedev will be released [note - there are reports he was released Friday afternoon, after this article was published -- Ed.]. It was decided by the Supreme Court as the...
View ArticleA Grim Trial of a Paralyzed Prisoner
The Russian judicial system is a service that can be extremely intrusive. As the case of Sergei Magntisky shows, exceptions are not even made for the dead. Neither are they made for accused people...
View ArticleTrial for Bolotnaya Protesters Nearing Completion
“There is not one piece of evidence that confirms the guilt of the accused,” said Alexei Polikhovich’s lawyer, Alexei Miroshnichenko. “The whole trial is politically motivated.” His colleague Olga...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teenage Girl Punished for Spreading ‘Gay Propaganda’ in Russia
The first case of charges being brought against a child for spreading gay propaganda among children has been registered in Russia. Her location, photo and name were not disclosed so as to protect the...
View ArticleMoscow’s School Shooting: Not Just a Repetition of Some Western Scenario
It turned out that in Russia everything is just like in the West, including shooting in schools. Yesterday an high school student came to school to settle a score with his geography teacher. According...
View ArticleRussia Bans Adoptions From Countries Where Same-Sex Marriage is Legal
Citizens of the countries that permit same-sex marriages are no longer able to adopt orphans from Russia. A decree to that effect was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Russian government...
View ArticleMarina Litvinenko Wins Suit Against British Government
Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former FSB spy-turned-MI6 spy Alexander Litvinenko, has won a court judgment overturning a decision by the British Home Office, which last year ruled that a public...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pussy Riot Attacked with Whips by Cossacks in Sochi
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, along with several other performers, activists and journalists, have been attacked by Cossack paramilitary police while attempting a protest performance in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eight Sentenced in Bolotnaya Trial
In the midst of the closing ceremonies of the Sochi Winter Olympics, and the crisis in Ukraine which has now toppled the Yanukovych government, a Russian court handed down sentences to the defendants...
View Article“I’m Afraid It’s Not the Court Making the Decision”
This interview occurred before the sentencing earlier today, resulting in prison terms ranging from two and a half to four years. The sentencing was attended by protests which have been met with a...
View Article