Aleksandr Podrabinek: On Vladimir Osechkin’s latest publication

5 January 2022 Source: Facebook For all the undoubted necessity of exposing the systematic torture in Russian prisons and penal colonies, Vladimir Osechkin's latest publication raises questions about the priorities,…

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Person of the Week: Vladimir Osechkin, head of Gulagu.net, put on wanted list

Week-ending 12 November 2021 Vladimir Osechkin. Source: Facebook Days after the Russian authorities dismissed a criminal case against Sergei Savelyev, a former prison inmate who was instrumental in making public…

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CSO of the Week: Gulagu.net

The civil society organisation Gulagu.net continued in the news this week. Gulagu.net describes itself as a project 'against corruption and torture in Russia, bringing together more than 18,000 activists and volunteers.'…

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