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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...
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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. The letter was presented at a May 22nd press-conference...
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Russian Opposition Party Protests Imprisonment of its Members
The United Civil Front (UCF), the Russian opposition party led by Garry Kasparov, is planning nationwide protests for July 19th. As the Sobkor®ru news agency reported on Tuesday, organizers said the...
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Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company who is serving time for tax evasion and fraud, was placed into solitary confinement in his Chita detention center on October 9th. As...
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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. Bakhmina, 39, a former...
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Artist Detained in Moscow During Public Exhibition
A Russian-born artist living in Israel was detained for holding a public exhibition of his paintings in central Moscow on Sunday, reports Kasparov.ru. Igor Cherchenko, a member of Russia’s banned...
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Kasparov: There’d Be No Putin Regime if Sakharov Lived
If noted Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov were still alive today, the Putin regime would not exist and the tragic events of October 1993 would never have occurred, says United Civil Front...
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Rally Brings Attention to Russian Political Prisoners
Russian police were largely hands-off in reacting to an unsanctioned rally in defense of jailed opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov in Moscow on Thursday, Kasparov.ru reports. Since city authorities...
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Medvedev Meets With Russian Opposition Leaders
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has met with opposition leaders whose political parties have not been allowed to officially register, including Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Ryzhkov, Sergei Udaltsov, and...
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Call for Solidarity to Free Russian Political Prisoners
Three prominent Russian leftist organizations have published an open letter calling for solidarity in the fight against Russian political prisoners. The letter, reposted in part below, brings...
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