News & Commentary
2022
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07/25/2022
Leonid Nevzlin on Alexey Pichugin’s 60th birthday
Leonid Nevzlin: Alexey Pichugin turns 60 today. He spent the last 19 of these years in awful, inhuman conditions. He became […]
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03/12/2022
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called on RF authorities to free Alexey Pichugin
March 12, 2022 The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called on RF authorities to urgently stop violating […]
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01/17/2022
Alexey Pichugin refuses to see human rights advocates
Citing a member of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission (PMC) which oversees prisoner rights in the city’s investigative jails, Kommersant […]
2021
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12/15/2021
People who write to Alexey Pichugin regularly are concerned about significant delays with correspondence
December 15, 2021 People who write to Alexey Pichugin regularly are concerned about significant delays with correspondence. For example, Alexey’s […]
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07/29/2021
Liberal International calls for the immediate release of Alexei Pichugin
July 29, 2021 With both great sadness and anger, the Human Rights Committee of Liberal International notes how time and […]
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07/25/2021
Leonid Nevzlin on Alexey Pichugin’s birthday
July 25, 2021 Today is Alexey Pichugin’s birthday. Leonid Nevzlin congratulates Alexey and comments: Today, Alexey Pichugin turns 59. He […]
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07/25/2021
Political prisoner Alexey Pichugin turns 59 today
July 25, 2021 Today, Radio Liberty published material in honor of Alexey Pichugin’s birthday. Political prisoner Alexey Pichugin turns 59. […]
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07/16/2021
Memorial Human Rights Centre demands Alexey Pichugin’s release
July 16, 2021 Memorial International Human Rights Centre demands the Russian authorities fulfill their international obligations and release Alexey Pichugin […]
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07/10/2021
Human rights advocates denied visitation of Alexey Pichugin at Lefortovo jail
July 10, 2021 Moscow Public Monitoring Commission [of detention facilities]’s Executive Secretary Alexei Melnikov confirmed that Alexey Pichugin as at […]
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07/08/2021
Alexey Pichugin located at Lefortovo [jail in Moscow]
Alexey Pichugin, who was transferred from the Orenburg prison camp late last week to an unknown destination, is at Lefortovo […]
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07/08/2021
These were all cold cases from the 90s
July 8, 2021 Sobesednik.ru discussed Alexey Pichugin’s case with journalist Vera Vasilieva, who has been following the proceedings since 2006, […]
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07/08/2021
The PACE Special Rapporteur called for the immediate release of Alexey Pichugin
July 8, 2021 Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC), the rapporteur on political prisoners in Russia for the Parliamentary Assembly of the […]
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07/07/2021
Alexey Pichugin terminates his lawyers’ services
July 7, 2021 Former Yukos staffer Alexey Pichugin terminated the services of his lawyers, whom he has retained for many […]
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07/05/2021
Mikhail Khodorkovsky seeks help in locating Alexey Pichugin
July 5, 2021 Mikhail Khodorkovsky took to social media seeking help in locating Alexey Pichugin. Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Four days ago, […]
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07/02/2021
Alexei Pichugin transported from prison camp; destination unknown
July 2, 2021 Former Yukos security staffer Alexei Pichugin, serving life at the IK-6 (“Black Dolphin”) prison camp in Sol-Iletzk, […]
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06/19/2021
Alexey Pichugin: 18 years
Today marks the 18th anniversary of Alexey Pichugin’s arrest. On the Radio Liberty website, journalist Vera Vasilieva talks about what […]
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06/19/2021
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: His refusal to falsely testify saved my life
June 19, 2021 Mikhail Khodorkovsky: On this day 18 years ago, Alexey Pichugin’s prison saga began. His refusal to bear […]
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06/19/2021
Alexey Pichugin. 18 years of GULAG
19 June, 2021 Leonid Nevzlin: Another year has passed. Another year of a life stolen. Today marks 18 years that […]
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06/18/2021
Deceased: Former General Prosecutor’s Office division head who tried to get false testimony from Alexey Pichugin
June 18, 2021 Vladimir Lyseiko, former head of General Prosecutor’s Office Division for Investigating Specially Important Cases, died recently in […]
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06/15/2021
Biden can help free Russian political prisoners
On the verge of the summit summit of presidents of Russia and the US Vladimir Putin and Josef Biden in […]
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03/31/2021
Alexei Pichugin’s case in the U.S. State Department report
March 31, 2021 The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State has released the […]
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03/15/2021
Almost 18 years in prison for refusing to bear false witness
March 15, 2021 Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom Vladimir Kara Murza Jr. discussed Alexei Pichugin’s case on […]
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03/12/2021
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called on the Russian authorities to release Alexey Pichugin
March 12, 2021 The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called on the Russian authorities to urgently address […]
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02/15/2021
Birthday of Alla Nikolaevna Pichugina, Alexey’s mother
February 15, 2020 Today is abBirthday of Alla Nikolaevna Pichugina, Alexey’s motherDear Alla Nikolaevna, Happy Birthday! On this day and […]
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02/05/2021
A new letter from Alexei
Through his attorney, Alexei Pichugin passed on his heartfelt greetings, thanks, and prayers to everyone, noting there’s a temporary technical […]
2020
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12/04/2020
The US House of Representatives called for Alexei Pichugin’s release
4 December, 2020 In its Resolution 958, the US House of Representatives called for the release of Russian political prisoners, […]
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11/29/2020
How They Murdered Me: the Yukos Lawyer Vasily Alexanyan’s Story
29 November, 2020 On the Radio Liberty website, human rights advocate and journalist Vera Vasilyeva discusses journalist Vera Chelischeva’s book […]
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11/20/2020
The rock bottom of russian justice
20 November, 2020 Russia has until November 30 to comply with two judgments of the European Court of Human Rights […]
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10/30/2020
October 30: the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions
30 October, 2020 October 30 marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, also known as Political […]
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10/04/2020
Alexei Pichugin’s mother wrote an open letter to Patriarch Cyril
4 October, 2020 The Yukos security division staffer Alexei Pichugin’s mother wrote an open letter to Patriarch Cyril. Pichugin, the […]
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10/02/2020
U.S. House Committee approves resolution calling for the release of Alexey Pichugin and other Russian political prisoners
October 2, 2020 At its markup meeting held on October 1, 2020, the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs voted […]
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07/29/2020
Senator Wicker: Over 300 political in Russia today
July 29, 2020 “Russia has over 300 political prisoners today. The system that Putin has engineered over the past years […]
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07/25/2020
Leonid Nevzlin congratulates Alexey Pichugin on his birthday
July 25, 2020 Leonid Nevzlin: Today is Alexey Pichugin’s birthday. Yet another birthday in jail. Yet another day without freedom, […]
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07/25/2020
Famous Russian actors, journalists and human rights activists talk about Alexey Pichugin
July 25, 2020 marks Alexey Pichugin’s 58th birthday. The last 17 of those birthdays were spent in prison. Memorial and […]
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07/16/2020
The Memorial: the growing international attention to the problem of Russian political prisoners will positively affect their fates
June 30, 2020 The Memorial International Human Rights Centre intends to work together with Thórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, whom the Parliamentary […]
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07/15/2020
A new letter was received from Alexey Pichugin
July 15, 2020 A letter dated June 27 was received from Alexey Pichugin. In it, Alexey sends his regards to […]
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06/30/2020
PACE Committee appointed a rapporteur on the problem of political prisoners in Russia
June 30, 2020 Important news from the Council of Europe. At Monday’s meeting, PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights appointed […]
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06/25/2020
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: This is a very courageous person
June 25, 2020 In an Echo of Moscow radio interview, Mikhail Khodorkovsky talked about Alexey Pichugin’s case. He reminded listeners […]
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06/19/2020
The Last Hostage. Vera Vasilieva in her Radio Liberty website blog discusses Alexey Pichugin’s case
June 19, 2020 Today is the 17th anniversary since former Yukos staffer Alexey Pichugin’s arrest. In her Radio Liberty website […]
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06/19/2020
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Read, learn, fight for a man’s life. I will too
June 19, 2020 Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Pichugin was arrested 17 years ago. I understand all too well what he’s going through, […]
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06/19/2020
Leonid Nevzlin: I’m sick at heart every day he’s in jail. But I hope and I believe that he’ll be free no matter what!
June 19, 2020 Leonid Nevzlin: June 19 is a very difficult date. Alexey Pichugin was arrested on that day in […]
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06/04/2020
Alexey Pichugin denied pardon by Orenburg Region Administration’s Commission for the third time!
June 4, 2020 On June 4, 2020 the Orenburg Region Administration’s Commission on Pardon Issues denied pardon to former […]
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06/04/2020
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Resolution in the case of Alexey Pichugin
June 4, 2020 On June 4, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Resolution CM/ResDH(2020)100 in the case […]
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06/02/2020
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will examine Alexey Pichugin’s case at its June 4 session
June 2, 2020 This week, at its June 4 session, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will […]
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05/14/2020
The Memorial International Human Rights Centre asked the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to follow up on failure to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments issued in Alexey Pichugin’s cases
May 4, 2020 The Memorial International Human Rights Centre asked the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to […]
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05/11/2020
Message to the Kremlin: the United States Congress stands with the heroes who put their lives at risk for freedom and democracy
May 11, 2020 The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. […]
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05/08/2020
US Congressmen call for the release of political prisoners in Russia, including Alexey Pichugin
May 8, 2020 The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. […]
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04/19/2020
Alexey Pichugin Wishes Fellow Believers a Happy Orthodox Easter
April 19, 2020 Earlier today, Alexey Pichugin wished fellow believers a happy Orthodox Easter: “I hasten to wish everyone, absolutely […]
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04/03/2020
New Podcast Series “The Big Steal” Features Segment on Alexey Pichugin
April 3, 2020 “The Big Steal” is a podcast series by Scottish journalist Gavin Esler, in which he tells the story […]
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04/02/2020
More than Sixteen Years Into His Prison Term, Russia’s Longest-Serving Prisoner Files New Petition for Clemency
April 2, 2020 On March 10, Alexey Pichugin, who has been wrongfully imprisoned for more than 6,100 days, filed a new […]
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03/11/2020
U.S. State Department expressed concern over the continuing problem of politically motivated imprisonment in Russia, noting in particular the case of Alexey Pichugin
March 11, 2020 In its annual country reports on human rights practices, the U.S. State Department expressed concern over the […]
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03/05/2020
Leonid Nevzlin for CapX : The Real Toll of the Yukos Case is Human
March 5, 2020 On February 18, 2020, a Dutch appeals court overturned the 2016 annulment of a $50 billion award […]
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03/04/2020
U.S. Senators Introduce Resolution Calling on Russian Federation to Release Alexey Pichugin, Other Political Prisoners
March 04, 2020 Marking the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio […]
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02/24/2020
Irwin Cotler at Geneva Summit: Each of Us Has Capacity “To Speak and To Act On Behalf Of Political Prisoners”
February 24, 2020 As the United Nations marks the 75th anniversary of its charter this year, Russia is retreating from international […]
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02/21/2020
Side Event at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting Discusses Issue of Political Prisoners in Participating States, Including Russian Federation
February 21, 2020 During a side event at the winter meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Vienna, Austria on […]
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02/04/2020
As European Court Finds Khodorkovsky and Lebedev Were Denied Right to Fair Trial, Russia Continues Retreat from International Law Commitments
February 4, 2020 In a new judgment issued on January 14, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled […]
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01/31/2020
Alexei Pichugin wishes a “Merry Christmas and a happy 2021!”
December 31, 2020 Like many political prisoners now, Alexei Pichugin greets yet another New Year behind bars. That’s his 18th […]
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01/29/2020
43 Members of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Support Motion for Resolution Calling for Appointment of Rapporteur on Political Prisoners in the Russian Federation
January 29, 2020 At the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg, France, […]
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01/27/2020
“An Ugly Continuity” — Russia’s Political Prisoners in 2020
January 27, 2019 According to a new poll by the Levada Center, 63 percent of Russians believe that their country […]
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01/12/2020
Reverting To Stalinist Patterns? Russia’s Political Prisoners in the 2020s
January 12, 2020 After several months of relative calm, 2019 gave a glimpse of what is to come for Russia […]
2019
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12/12/2019
The Human Toll of Life In Prison – Novaya Gazeta Columnist Discusses Alexey Pichugin’s Case
December 12, 2019 November 22, 2019 marked the 6,000th day of Alexey Pichugin’s prison term. Marking that “milestone,” Novaya Gazeta’s […]
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12/10/2019
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Deputies Revisit Pichugin Case, Call on Russian Federation to Provide Redress and Pichugin’s Release
December 10, 2019 During its 1362nd meeting held from December 3 to December 5, 2019, the Ministers’ Deputies of the […]
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11/22/2019
6,000 Days and Counting – Picket Held in Strasbourg to Protest Imprisonment of Alexey Pichugin, Russia’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner
November 22, 2019 Marking the 6,000th day of Alexey Pichugin’s prison term, civil activist Madina Magomedova held a one-person picket in […]
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11/12/2019
On Historic Date, Round Table at Sakharov Center in Moscow Discusses Case of Alexey Pichugin, Other Political Prisoners
November 12, 2019 Marking October 30th, the annual Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions – a historic date […]
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11/11/2019
Canada’s CBC Discusses Fate of Alexey Pichugin, Russia’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner
November 11, 2019 “My soul aches for him. (…) My son did not get a fair trial [and] if an […]
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10/31/2019
Kara-Murza: Hold Kremlin Accountable for Violating International Commitments Regarding Political Prisoners Like Alexey Pichugin
October 31, 2019 In an op-ed for the Washington Post, human rights activist and chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation […]
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10/30/2019
Group of U.S. Senators: Impose Sanctions Against Jailers of Russia’s Political Prisoners
October 30, 2019 In a recent bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Secretary of the Treasury […]
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09/18/2019
Kara-Murza and Arno Discuss Russia’s Political Prisoners at Side Event of OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
18 September 2019 During a side event at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland, Vladimir Kara-Murza, President […]
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07/11/2019
Vladimir Kara-Murza Addresses UN Human Rights Council Meeting on Issue of Russia’s Political Prisoners, Invokes Case of Alexey Pichugin
July 11, 2019 On July 1, 2019, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, addressed the 41st session of the […]
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06/25/2019
“16 Stolen Years” – Activists In Moscow and Berlin Hold Protests in Support of Alexey Pichugin
June 25, 2019 Marking the 16th anniversary of his arrest, on June 19, 2019, human rights activist and journalist Vera Vasilieva, […]
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06/19/2019
Canadian Press Story Discussing Crackdown on Media Freedom in Russia Covers “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” Report
June 19, 2019 In a nationally syndicated news story discussing the growing crackdown on media freedom in Russia, the Canadian Press highlights the […]
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06/18/2019
Toronto Star Reports on Coalition to Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners Press Conference and Push for Use of Magnitsky Sanctions Against Perpetrators of Repression in Russia
June 18, 2019 The Toronto Star covers the launch of the “Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” report in Canada, and the push by […]
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06/18/2019
CBC Covers Canadian Launch of “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” Report and Push to Apply Magnitsky Laws
June 18, 19 Canada’s CBC reports on the press conference held by Irwin Cotler, chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre […]
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06/17/2019
The Globe and Mail Discusses Launch of “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” Report and Call for Application of Magnitsky Laws in Canada
June 17, 2019 Canada’s Globe and Mail discusses the launch of the “Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” report in Canada. During the launch event, members of […]
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06/13/2019
Canadian Government Takes Up “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” Report as “Ottawa Day of Advocacy” Gets Widespread Media Attention
June 13, 2019 On Monday, June 10, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights and the International Coalition to Free […]
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06/11/2019
Cotler and Kara-Murza for Canada’s Ottawa Citizen: To Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners, We Must Sanction their Jailers
June 10, 2019 In a new piece for Canada’s Ottawa Citizen, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and […]
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06/07/2019
Rep. Jim McGovern Calls on U.S. to Stand Up to “Human Rights Abusers Like President Putin,” Invokes Pichugin
June 7, 2019 In a piece for The Hill, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) invokes the case of Alexey Pichugin, Russia’s […]
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05/13/2019
Vladimir Kara-Murza for the Washington Post: NGOs Behind New Report Seek to Change Western Leaders’ Seeming Indifference to the Plight of Russia’s Political Prisoners
May 13, 2019 Against the backdrop of the most recent arrests of political protestors in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza discusses the […]
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05/07/2019
Washington Post Editorial Board Discusses Kremlin’s Political Prisoners Report
May 7, 2019 The Washington Post’s editorial board discusses the just-released report on “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Advancing A Political […]
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05/06/2019
RFE/RL on The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: “New Report Documents ‘Ever-Increasing Array of Laws’ Used in Russian Political Repression
May 6, 2019 Referencing Alexey Pichugin, Russia’s longest-serving political prisoner as one of the political prisoners highlighted, RFE/RL discusses the […]
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05/03/2019
Bloomberg on The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Putin May Project Strength and Daring, but Remains Afraid of Dissent
May 2, 2019 In a new piece for Bloomberg, Eli Lake argues that the report released this week by the […]
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05/02/2019
Alla Pichugina Presses for Her Son’s Release; Pichugin Featured in Kremlin Political Prisoners Report
April 29,2019 A new Agence France Press article on the day of a new report on the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners […]
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05/02/2019
Audio: NPR’s All Things Considered on Human Rights Groups Calling For Response To Russia’s Rising Number Of Political Prisoners
May 2, 2019 In an audio segment for NPR’s All Things Considered broadcast on April 29, 2019, Michele Kelemen reports […]
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04/30/2019
The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners Report is Released
On Monday in Washington, D.C., a coalition of human rights groups released “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” report, which features Alexey […]
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04/29/2019
“Standing Against Putin’s Tyranny:” Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Features Pichugin
April 28, 2019 Standing Against Putin’s Tyranny The ranks of political prisoners grew fivefold in four years. By Irwin Cotler […]
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03/26/2019
Coalition to Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners’ Natalia Arno Calls for Release of All Russian Political Prisoners, Including Alexey Pichugin
March 26, 2019 “[H]uman rights are under assault in Russia in nearly every way, as President Putin and his allies […]
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03/13/2019
U.S. State Department Charges Russia With Human Rights Abuses, References Alexey Pichugin
March 13, 2019 In its just-released Country Reports On Human Rights Practices for 2018, the U.S. State Department has charged the […]
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02/21/2019
Civil Society Organizations Announce Launch of “Coalition to Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners”
February 21, 2019 As the Kremlin steps up its efforts to quell civil opposition and deploys its new law against […]
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02/15/2019
Alla Pichugina, Mother of Alexey Pichugin, is 80 Years Old Today
February 15, 2019 Today, February 15, marks the 80th birthday of Alla Nikolaevna Pichugina – Alexey Pichugin’s mother. This traditional […]
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01/28/2019
Katrina Lantos Swett Calls on U.S. President Trump to Speak Out for Human Rights, Invokes Pichugin Case
January 28, 2019 In a new opinion piece for Real Clear World, Katrina Lantos Swett, president of the Lantos Foundation for Human […]
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01/20/2019
Dutch Supreme Court Rules Russia’s Bankruptcy Declaration of Yukos “Violation of Principles and Values Fundamental to Dutch Legal Order”
January 20, 2019 In a final ruling handed down on Friday, January 18, the High Council of the Netherlands, which […]
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01/16/2019
In 2019, International Community Should Seize Opportunity to Speak Out on Behalf of Alexey Pichugin, Other Political Prisoners in Russia
January 16, 2019 With the holidays over and the new year rung in, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of […]
2018
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12/13/2018
Alexey Pichugin and Other Political Prisoners Lose Important Voice Advocating on Their Behalf
December 13, 2018 At a ceremony held in Moscow earlier this week Russian journalists and activists, as well as Russian […]
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11/06/2018
Vladimir Kara-Murza Invokes Alexey Pichugin During Testimony Before Committee of Danish Parliament
November 6, 2018 Earlier this summer, Vladimir Kara-Murza, human rights activist and president of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, […]
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11/05/2018
Video: Vladimir Kara-Murza Discusses Russian Human Rights Situation, Pichugin at Event in Canada
November 5, 2018 During a recent presentation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Canada, human rights activist […]
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11/01/2018
Vera Vasilieva Laments “Merciless, Heartless Treatment of Alexey Pichugin and other Political Prisoners in Russia”
In a new piece for Radio Liberty, journalist Vera Vasilieva laments the “merciless, heartless treatment” of Alexey Pichugin and other […]
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10/31/2018
Alexey Pichugin One of “10 Names Russia Hopes You’ll Never Know”
October 31, 2018 According to Vitalii Rybak, an analyst at Internews Ukraine writing for the Atlantic Council blog, Alexey Pichugin, Russia’s […]
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10/23/2018
Alexey Pichugin Featured in Op-Ed Calling for Use of Magnitsky Act in Khashoggi Case
Terree A. Bowers: It’s Time to Bring Khashoggi’s Killers Under Magnitsky Sanctions The Daily Caller, October 23, 2018 Nearly 10 […]
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09/21/2018
Amb. Ian C. Kelly Invokes Alexey Pichugin’s Plight in New Piece for Real Clear World
Ian C. Kelly: Russia’s Violations in the World Start With Cruelty at Home Sept. 21, 2018 We are weeks […]
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09/09/2018
Cotler: Media Must Shine Light on Political Prisoner Cases Like Alexey Pichugin’s Because “If Media Doesn’t Report, It is As if it Never Happened”
September 9, 2018 The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR), a Montreal, Canada-based human rights organization, has launched […]
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08/17/2018
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio Calls for Putin to Release Alexey Pichugin
August 17, 2018 Today, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) took to Twitter and called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to […]
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08/07/2018
Pichugin Attorney for The Hill: “America Must Hold Russia Accountable For Its Political Prisoners”
August 7, 2018 Given the fallout of the Helsinki Summit and an espionage scandal in the heart of Washington that could easily […]
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07/30/2018
Russian Commitments to Investigate Torture in its Prisons Leaves UN Experts Unconvinced
July 30, 2018 Against the backdrop of a recently published chilling video capturing uniformed guards in Russian prison holding down […]
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07/25/2018
Ad in UK Guardian: On his 56th Birthday, Former Ministers of Justice Call on Amnesty International to Recognize Alexey Pichugin as a “Political Prisoner” and “Prisoner of Conscience”
July, 25, 2018 With July 25, 2018 marking Alexey Pichugin’s 56th birthday, Irwin Cotler, Former Minister of Justice of Canada, […]
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07/13/2018
Vladimir Kara-Murza for the Washington Post: Trump Should Ask Putin to Release Russian Political Prisoners
July 13, 2018 When President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next week, he will have an […]
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07/12/2018
Amb. Ian C. Kelly: Trump’s Reagan Moment in Helsinki: Tell Putin to Free Political Prisoners
July 12, 2018 Days before his summit with Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988, President Reagan publicly called on the Soviet leader to “release […]
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07/09/2018
Oliver “Buck” Revell: Trump and Putin and Human Rights — the US Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to Moscow’s Abuses at Next Week’s Summit
July 9, 2018 When President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a summit in Helsinki, Finland on July 16 […]
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07/03/2018
Radio Liberty: Human Rights Activist Kara-Murza Urges U.S. President to Raise Issue of Political Prisoners with Russian President During Upcoming Summit, Cites Plight of Alexey Pichugin
July 3, 2018 Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva earlier this […]
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07/02/2018
Vladimir Kara-Murza Speaks Out For Alexey Pichugin Before UN Human Rights Council on July 2, 2018
Testimony delivered before the UN Human Rights Council by Vladimir Kara-Murza on behalf of United Nations Watch, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2, […]
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06/19/2018
No Reason to Celebrate – June 19, 2018 Marks 15th Anniversary of Alexey Pichugin’s Arrest
As Moscow basks in the international limelight as the world celebrates the most-watched sporting event in the 21st Century hosted […]
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06/19/2018
Vladimir Kara-Murza, Washington Post: For Russia’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner, It’s 15 Years and Counting
19 June, 2018 (Alexey Pichugin/Khodorkovsky Center) On June 19, 2003, operatives from the Prosecutor General’s Office came to the Moscow […]
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06/18/2018
U.S. State Department Calls on Russian Regime to Free Pichugin via Twitter
June 18, 2018 Today, the U.S. State Department expressly called for Alexey Pichugin’s release via Twitter. As part of a […]
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06/11/2018
Russian Human Rights Group Once More Recognizes Alexey Pichugin as Political Prisoner
At the end of May, renowned Russian human rights group Memorial Human Rights Center released its updated list of individuals […]
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05/29/2018
Anders Aslund, The Hill: “Time to Address the Hijacking of U.S. Judiciary by Russian Authorities”
A new piece in the U.S. publication The Hill draws attention to the great lengths Russian authorities have gone to […]
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05/18/2018
As Pardon Denial Anniversary Draws Near, Mr. Pichugin Continues to Endure the Putin Regime’s Cruelty
As we approach the two-year anniversary of the May 24, 2016 rejection of Mr. Pichugin’s 2015 request for pardon — […]
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05/15/2018
Radio Liberty: Vera Vasilieva Reports on Moscow Helsinki Group’s Award Ceremony, Where Presenters Discussed Alexey Pichugin’s Fate
May 15, 2018 Every year, the Moscow Helsinki Group awards its annual human rights prize. In a new piece for […]
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05/03/2018
Vladimir Kara-Murza Invokes Alexey Pichugin’s Plight in Hearing at British Parliament While Calling for Enactment of Magnitsky Act
In a hearing before the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission on the issue of human rights in Russia in April, […]
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04/17/2018
Novaya Gazeta: Russian Supreme Court’s Refusal to Grant Convict of 1998 Petukhov Murder Prison Transfer Request “Rather Curious”
The lead witness whose false testimony “formed the basis for [Alexey] Pichugin’s guilty verdict and life sentence” is back in the news. Novaya […]
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04/12/2018
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Reissues Call on Amnesty International to Name Alexey Pichugin a Prisoner of Conscience
In December of last year, Mikhail Khodorkovsky penned a piece for the Wall Street Journal calling on the international human […]
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04/03/2018
Kommersant: Evgeny Rybin, Witness Against Pichugin, Rewarded with State-Owned Enterprise
April 3, 3018 Accounting might detonate Law enforcement probing the Sverdlov state-owned plant Photo: Roman Yarovitzyn / Kommersant A massive […]
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03/20/2018
In Post-Election Meeting, Presidential Challenger Calls on President Putin to Pardon Alexey Pichugin and Other Political Prisoners
March 20, 2018 One day after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s re-election, Ksenia Sobchak, one of the candidates who had challenged […]
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03/06/2018
Alexey Pichugin Acknowledged as Political Prisoner by Renowned Russian Human Rights Group
March 6, 2018 Russian human rights group Memorial Human Rights Center has released its updated list of individuals acknowledged as […]
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02/20/2018
Russian Prisoner of Conscience Alexey Pichugin Featured at 2018 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
This picture was taken at the 2018 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy February 20, 2018 Centre International de […]
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02/16/2018
Irwin Cotler: For the Sake of Human Rights, We Must Stand for the Nameless
February 16, 2017 The image swept the internet: A lone woman on a busy Tehran street, black hair flowing, waving […]
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02/15/2018
Alla Pichugina, Mother of Alexey Pichugin, is 79 Years Old Today
February 15, 2018 Today, February 15, is Alla Pichugina’s birthday. She is 79 years old. Due to her son’s imprisonment […]
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01/10/2018
Edward Lucas: The Repressive State
How many political prisoners languish in Russia’s jails and penal colonies? The short answer is that nobody knows. Harassment makes […]
2017
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12/19/2017
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Wall Street Journal: Russia’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner
Alexei Pichugin deserves Amnesty International’s help. Dec. 20 marks the fourth anniversary of what will, in my life, always be […]
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11/08/2017
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russian Supreme Court Upholds Sentence Of Former Yukos Security Chief
MOSCOW — The Russian Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence handed down a decade ago to Aleksei Pichugin, a […]
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10/05/2017
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Homes of Open Russia Movement’s Employees Searched
The Moscow homes of several employees of a civic movement established by exiled former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky have been searched […]
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09/29/2017
PACE: Pichugin and Navalnyy Cases – Failings Highlighted by ECHR Still Not Remedied by Russian Authorities
Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ (France, SOC), PACE rapporteur on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, expressed […]
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09/20/2017
Jay Nordlinger: Playing for Freedom – The Oslo Freedom Forum Meets in New York
A gathering of dissidents in New York A man comes up to me and says, “I see these signs that […]
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09/18/2017
Herta Däubler-Gmelin: Joining the Community of Nations Serves Russia’s Best Interests
In the sweep of history, nations can meet or miss their moment. That moment is now for Russia to step […]
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07/31/2017
Sorensen/Maitland: It Is Incumbent on the US to Remember the Last Remaining Yukos Employee in Prison
Last week, as the Congress considered the new bill to rachet up sanctions in response to Russian meddling in the […]
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07/27/2017
Garry Kasparov: “Alexey Pichugin is Putin’s Political Prisoner for 14 Years and Russia Ignores EU Court Decisions. I’m here to testify“
I’m in Strasbourg, France, to speak at a “side event” at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The […]
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07/18/2017
Herta Däubler-Gmelin: Russia Turns its Back on Human Rights with Contempt for International Court Decisions
Whether in the recent vote for the French Presidency, the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States, the UK Brexit […]
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07/15/2017
Garry Kasparov: Why Europe Must Check Putin’s Evil Game
Last week’s G20 summit in Hamburg was overshadowed by the much-anticipated first meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Expectations […]
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07/14/2017
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Imprisoned Former Yukos Security Chief Files Clemency Bid
Officials in Russia’s Orenburg region say they are looking into a request for clemency filed by the former security chief […]
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06/29/2017
PACE: Concerns over Delays in Implementing the Court’s Judgments
PACE today expressed deep concern about the number of Court judgments pending before the Committee of Ministers – nearly 10,000 […]
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06/26/2017
Vladimir Kara-Murza: The Kremlin’s Poisonous Tactics
As the goal of destroying ISIS is tempting the United States to increase cooperation with Russia in Syria, it’s important […]
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04/14/2017
Oliver “Buck” Revell: Under Putin’s Boot – What the Case of Alexei Pichugin Teaches About Putin’s Power
Rex Tillerson has now had the Trump Administration’s first face-to-face meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two-hour […]
2016
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12/11/2016
PressReader: State in the Spotlight after Funds of Russian Oligarch Released
Gardai renewed freezing order against funds owned by Russia’s former richest man every 28 days for more than five years, […]
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11/16/2016
Katrina Lantos Swett: Interpol and Pichugin, Unwilling Pawns in Putin’s Yukos Game
In 2014, the Russian government surprised the world by releasing two high-profile prisoners of conscience and former Yukos executives, Mikhail […]
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06/10/2016
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Putin Declines To Pardon Ex-Yukos Security Chief Pichugin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied a petition for a pardon by the ex-chief of security of the now-defunct Yukos […]
2015
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12/15/2015
Independent: Vladimir Putin Signs Law Allowing Russia to Ignore International Human Rights Rulings
Russia’s Constitutional Court said the country’s constitution would take priority over international law Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing […]
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12/11/2015
Deutsche Welle: Russia Charges Khodorkovsky with Organizing Mayor’s Murder
Russian Preisdent Vladimir Putin’s on-again, off-again, political battle with Mikhail Khodorkovsky is back on. Prosecutors have filed murder charges against […]
2014
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01/23/2014
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty: Russian Supreme Court Orders Release of Lebedev
The Russian Supreme Court has ordered the release of Platon Lebedev, the former business partner of former oil tycoon Mikhail […]
2013
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12/20/2013
VoA Europe: Behind Putin’s Surprise Release of Khodorkovsky: Sochi and Self-Confidence?
MOSCOW — Two weeks ago, Russian prosecutors told reporters they were preparing a third case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian […]
2011
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04/15/2011
The New York Times: Bosses Pressed Russian Judge, Official Says
MOSCOW — The judge in last year’s politically charged trial of the former oil tycoon Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky openly admitted […]
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03/24/2011
Amnesty International: Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are Prisoners of Conscience
Russian businessmen declared prisoners of conscience after convictions are upheld Amnesty International has declared Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon […]
2008
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03/20/2008
The Moscow Times: Nevzlin Goes on Trial in Absentia for Murder
The murder trial in absentia of former Yukos executive Leonid Nevzlin began in Moscow on Wednesday, prompting complaints by defense […]
2005
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07/13/2005
Leonid Nevzlin on the Yukos Affair and its Implications
The following is a transcript of Mr. Nevzlin’s remarks before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), during the […]
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03/21/2005
The New York Times: Russian Exile From Yukos Assails Putin as a Despot
TEL AVIV, March 20 – A longtime business associate of the imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky spoke out […]
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02/06/2005
The New York Times: Rice Chides Russia on Quieting Dissent but Rejects Penalty
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 5 – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a top Russian envoy Saturday that Moscow’s crackdown on […]
2004
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12/21/2004
Thomas Oliphant: Putin’s Corruption
AFTER NEARLY a professional lifetime of legal battles, first against the commissars and now against the current crop of Russian […]
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06/20/2004
The New York Times: The Capitalist in the Cage
”They did not know how to judge and could not agree what to consider evil and what good; they did […]
