Aleksandr Podrabinek: A letter by Maria Bontsler

11 March 2026 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Facebook The Kaliningrad lawyer Maria Bontsler, who has on numerous occasions defended suspects in politically-motivated prosecutions, has now been charged with treason. She…

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Leonid Nikitinsky: Lawyer Maria Bontsler faces a new charge — treason

6 March 2026 by Leonid Nikitinsky Source: Novaya gazeta On March 5, Denis Dolgosheev, investigator for especially important cases at the Investigative Committee's Kaliningrad directorate, informed lawyer Maria Bontsler and…

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Write to Russia: Maria Bontsler – a lawyer remanded in custody on a charge of ‘collusion with a foreign organisation directed against the security of the Russian Federation’

On 29 May 2025 Maria Bontsler, a prominent Russian lawyer from Kaliningrad region who has acted on behalf of political prisoners and civil society activists and is 65 years old,…

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