„I was sure I was going to die in that Siberian prison,” said Kara-Murza. When the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, he did not think of leaving and remained in Russia, he said. He said he had always called on his fellow Russians to resist the dictatorship and would not feel he had … Read more
“Vladimir spent two and a half years unjustly imprisoned in Russia for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine,” Biden wrote. “Today his family is whole again,” he added in a post where he posted a photo together. The opposition representative, former coordinator of the Open Russia movement, columnist and critic of the Kremlin was … Read more
In February, a Russian court sentenced Orlov to 2.5 years in prison for an anti-war article in which he called the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin fascist. The human rights defender appealed against the sentence. Orlov’s health deteriorates due to the prison diet, which consists of “dry rations” doused in hot waterMemorial reported today. … Read more
Prosecutor proposing a sentence of two years and 11 months she argued the need to avoid a possible relapse. The defense maintains the defendant’s innocence. “The court will decide on the sentence. He will announce it on February 27 at 12:00 Moscow time (10:00 CET),” said judge Jelena Astachova, according to the TASS agency. Orlov … Read more
