Leonid Nikitinsky: The Rhetoric Pump
30 May 2026 The weaker the law, the more threatening the speech against those who leave Russia By Leonid Nikitinsky Source: Novaya gazeta State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin didn't mince…
Leonid Nikitinsky: The Law on Drugs
23 May 2026 Are there hidden motives behind the bill submitted to the Duma to amend the 'people's' article? By Leonid Nikitinsky Source: Novaya gazeta The Supreme Court submitted a…
Aleksandr Podrabinek: ‘Civil disobedience – otherwise there’s no stopping all this’
19 January 2025 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Facebook At first glance, it might seem that the regime has simply lost its mind. The ban on searching for information that might…
Leonid Nikitinsky: “Motivated by hatred and enmity”
13 December 2024 by Leonid Nikitinsky The State Duma has increased the number of people who qualify for “humanitarian benefits”, something that will not please the recipients. On the seizure…
Leonid Nikitinsky on recent amendments to the legislation on ‘collusion’: killing two birds with one stone
10 December 2024 Amendments smuggled in to the Criminal Code, adopted by the State Duma, could indicate that top law enforcement officials already have targets in mind By Leonid Nikitinsky…
Leonid Nikitinsky: A Blunder
25 September 2024 Thanks to the presidential administration turning down proposed legislation on “insulting the authorities”, we can still get away with a joke or two by Leonid Nikitinsky Source:…
Leonid Nikitinsky: Stealing from Thoughtcriminals
22 January 2024 Only judicial practice will explain what is to happen to those who fall under the legislation on property confiscation by Leonid Nikitinsky Source: Novaya gazeta For brevity’s…
Leonid Nikitinsky: Sentences, yes; words, no. Russian lawmakers lay more mines across the field of law―to put away anyone prepared to call things by their proper names
29 June 2022 by Leonid Nikitinsky, PhD (Law), journalist, laureate of the Moscow Helsinki Group Source: Moscow Helsinki Group [original source: Новая газета. Европа] A la guerre comme à la guerre:…
