Read more about the article Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: How the amendments to the law on conscription make Russia similar to Germany in 1936 and what’s important in Prigozhin’s reasoning
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Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week: How the amendments to the law on conscription make Russia similar to Germany in 1936 and what’s important in Prigozhin’s reasoning

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 17 April 2023 by Ilya Shablinsky – legal expert and member of th Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Spektr.Press In Russia, the State Duma passed amendments to…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 301: 19 years’ imprisonment for a failed arson attempt

15 April 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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Read more about the article The price of words. Lukashenka’s threats, the murder of a ‘military correspondent’ and the persecution of the Free University – Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week
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The price of words. Lukashenka’s threats, the murder of a ‘military correspondent’ and the persecution of the Free University – Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 3 April 2023 By Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press Last week, Belarusian dictator Lukashenka unexpectedly suggested that Ukraine and Russia immediately sign an armistice and come to…

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Read more about the article Raising the stakes in the war. Why Putin is sending in his old tanks and how his strategy differs from China’s – Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week
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Raising the stakes in the war. Why Putin is sending in his old tanks and how his strategy differs from China’s – Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 27 March 2023 by Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press The Russian dictator has decided once again to raise the stakes. Either for the morale of his generals,…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 298: Degrading treatment on remand

25 March 2023 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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Read more about the article Grim analogies. Does Putin have immunity from the ICC and what does the arrest of Roizman mean? – Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week
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Grim analogies. Does Putin have immunity from the ICC and what does the arrest of Roizman mean? – Ilya Shablinsky on the important events of the past week

Photo by Sergei Chugunov 20 March 2023 By Ilya Shablinsky Source: Spektr.Press The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova. The…

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