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Ten Years of Injustice

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Ten Years of Injustice

Details: 22 October 2013

The imprisonment of Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky ten years ago was arguably a turning point in the Russian government’s attack on the rights and freedoms of its citizens—an attack that is culminating today. This topic was discussed by the participants of Tuesday’s conference in Washington DC, entitled “Russia: Ten Years of Injustice.”

Khodorkovsky’s Son: “Possibility of Father’s Release is Tangible”

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Khodorkovsky’s Son: “Possibility of Father’s Release is Tangible”

Details: 02 October 2013

Pavel Khodorkovsky, the son of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, lives in the United States and says he is in touch with his father—who has been in prison in Russia for almost a decade—at least every other week. But they don’t talk about politics; they talk about family.

Kara-Murza: Political Emigration is, at its Essence, Involuntary

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Kara-Murza: Political Emigration is, at its Essence, Involuntary

Details: 30 May 2013; Vladimir Kara-Murza

It is not surprising that Russian political emigration is growing. According to Vladimir Kara-Murza, senior policy advisor at the Institute of Modern Russia, "It is little wonder that this is happening now, when Russia’s everyday reality no longer encompasses just fraudulent elections and media censorship, but also 1930s-style interrogations, political show trials, and state-driven paranoia about 'foreign agents.'”

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Observers Lose Their Voice

Details: 13 May 2013

The Golos (“Voice”) Association for the defense of the rights of voters will probably soon be closed.

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Relations with Russia: Can the United States turn a blind eye to human rights violations?

Details: 04 March 2013

Russian opposition members and human rights activists met last Monday with representatives of the U.S. Congress and the European Union.

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