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Jailed Russian Dissidents Call For Mass Prisoner Release As Part Of Ukraine Peace Deal
The dissidents called for "the immediate and unconditional release of sick political prisoners who are dying in Russian prisons" in their statement, which was backed by a message from Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov.
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Will The EU Delay Enforcing Its AI Act?
With less than a month to go before parts of the European Union's AI Act come into force, companies are calling for a pause in the provisions and getting support from some politicians. European companies have urged the AI act to be delayed by years.
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'Like WWII Concentration Camp': Ex-US Marine's Experience In Russian Prison
Paul Whelan was taken and locked inside a cramped, nine-foot-square cell in Moscows Lefortovo Prison, known for holding political prisoners.
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Russian Court Imprisons 5 Men Over Anti-Israel Riots At Dagestan Airport
A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a mass anti-Israel protest last October at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region.
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High-profile Russian Political Prisoners Reported Disappeared
At least five Russian political prisoners have been moved from jails and prison colonies in recent days, in an apparently coordinated move that has raised speculation of a possible prisoner exchange.
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After Navalny's Death, "Life In Danger," Says Wife Of Another Putin Critic
The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband's, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony last month.
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Alexei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies In Prison. Why Was Russian Leader In Jail?
Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian political leader who was a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been found dead at the federal prison in Russia's Yamalia, where he was serving his sentence.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Expects To Be Jailed For Many Years
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny expects a court to extend his prison sentence by nearly two decades on Friday, in a criminal case which he and his supporters say was trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer.
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"Brave, But Mad" Russian Critic Of Ukraine Conflict Dies In Jail
During his trial, Anatoly Berezikov repeatedly said he was afraid of "disappearing". Two weeks later, on June 14, he was found dead in his cell in southwest Russia.
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European Union Hails Belarus Activist Release, Urges Freedom for Others
The European Union ad the United States on Saturday welcomed the unexpected release of prominent Belarus rights activist Ales Belyatsky, while urging the government to release other political prisoners as well.
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Will seek to free political inmates: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
At an emotional press conference barely two days after he was freed from a Russian jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed on Sunday to do all he can to ensure the release of other political prisoners in Russia.
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Vladimir Putin's political rival Alexei Navalny faces five years in jail
Convicted at a trial he describes as Vladimir Putin's revenge for his political challenge, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces five years in prison if his appeal against a theft conviction is rejected today.
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Vladimir Putin's political rival Alexei Navalny gets five years in jail for fraud
Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures and a strong critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been sentenced to five years in prison today.
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Jailed Russian Dissidents Call For Mass Prisoner Release As Part Of Ukraine Peace Deal
The dissidents called for "the immediate and unconditional release of sick political prisoners who are dying in Russian prisons" in their statement, which was backed by a message from Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov.
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Will The EU Delay Enforcing Its AI Act?
With less than a month to go before parts of the European Union's AI Act come into force, companies are calling for a pause in the provisions and getting support from some politicians. European companies have urged the AI act to be delayed by years.
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'Like WWII Concentration Camp': Ex-US Marine's Experience In Russian Prison
Paul Whelan was taken and locked inside a cramped, nine-foot-square cell in Moscows Lefortovo Prison, known for holding political prisoners.
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Russian Court Imprisons 5 Men Over Anti-Israel Riots At Dagestan Airport
A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a mass anti-Israel protest last October at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region.
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High-profile Russian Political Prisoners Reported Disappeared
At least five Russian political prisoners have been moved from jails and prison colonies in recent days, in an apparently coordinated move that has raised speculation of a possible prisoner exchange.
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After Navalny's Death, "Life In Danger," Says Wife Of Another Putin Critic
The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband's, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony last month.
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Alexei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies In Prison. Why Was Russian Leader In Jail?
Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian political leader who was a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been found dead at the federal prison in Russia's Yamalia, where he was serving his sentence.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Expects To Be Jailed For Many Years
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny expects a court to extend his prison sentence by nearly two decades on Friday, in a criminal case which he and his supporters say was trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer.
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"Brave, But Mad" Russian Critic Of Ukraine Conflict Dies In Jail
During his trial, Anatoly Berezikov repeatedly said he was afraid of "disappearing". Two weeks later, on June 14, he was found dead in his cell in southwest Russia.
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European Union Hails Belarus Activist Release, Urges Freedom for Others
The European Union ad the United States on Saturday welcomed the unexpected release of prominent Belarus rights activist Ales Belyatsky, while urging the government to release other political prisoners as well.
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Will seek to free political inmates: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
At an emotional press conference barely two days after he was freed from a Russian jail, Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed on Sunday to do all he can to ensure the release of other political prisoners in Russia.
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Vladimir Putin's political rival Alexei Navalny faces five years in jail
Convicted at a trial he describes as Vladimir Putin's revenge for his political challenge, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces five years in prison if his appeal against a theft conviction is rejected today.
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Vladimir Putin's political rival Alexei Navalny gets five years in jail for fraud
Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures and a strong critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been sentenced to five years in prison today.
