Try Me For Treason showcases recent testimony given in Russian courts by Russian and Ukrainian opponents of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, writes Dave Mitchelmore.
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When it comes to bringing Turkey to account for its attack on democracy and human rights abuses against Kurds, the Council of Europe has been kicking the ball into the long grass, yet advocates continue to lobby its politicians and bureaucrats and organise demonstrations outside its gates, writes Sarah Glynn.
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Indonesian security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sorong, West Papua, killing one person and injuring several others, reports Susan Price.
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Russian leftist and anti-war political prisoners are calling on politicians and the media around the world to work towards the release of political prisoners in Russia, reports Federico Fuentes.
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Russian anti-war socialist and political prisoner, Boris Kagarlitsky, sent the following article from the penal colony in Torzhok, Russia, where he is serving a five-year sentence for “justification of terrorism”. It has been translated by Dmitry Pozhidaev.
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In the second part of our interview, Russian higher education trade unionist Pavel Kudyukin speaks to Green Left’s Federico Fuentes and Serhii Shlyapnikov about the crackdown on universities and the campaign to free leftist academics and others jailed for their political views.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin's regime is using anti-terror laws to step up its repression at home and in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, reports Federico Fuentes.
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Renowned Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky sent the following message from prison to his daughter, Ksenia, on March 26. In it, he discusses the fallout of the horrific terrorist attack carried out at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22. Translated by Renfrey Clarke.
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Renowned Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky was jailed on February 13 for five years on trumped-up charges of "justifying terrorism". In reality, his only crime has been to speak out against Russia's war in Ukraine. Renfrey Clarke has translated Kagarlitsky's first public letter sent from prison to his daughter, Ksenia.
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Russian folk-punk outfit Arkadiy Kots Band have released a new track to mark the 65th birthday of political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky, reports Federico Fuentes.
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Miguel Lawner — architect and former political prisoner — speaks to Taroa Zúñiga Silva about how Salvador Allende’s government improved the lives of Chileans in its first year.
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Every year since the imprisonment of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan 23 years ago, an international peace delegation has collected evidence on the treatment of political prisoners in Turkey, reports Peter Boyle.