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pre-trial detention

by Denis Grigorian
December 27, 2025

Soldier reports extortion and possible war crimes — now pressured in pre-trial detention and rushed to court in Krasnodar

No matter how wrong Russians may be on a global scale, when they run into local […]
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by Denis Grigorian
December 26, 2025

“A Scale of Danger”: How an Old Internet Post Becomes Grounds for Arrest — Maxim Kruglov’s Statement at the Moscow City Court

Today’s Russian reality increasingly resembles a “danger scale”: if you are a reasonable person with your […]
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by Denis Grigorian
December 24, 2025

“Jailed for Ukrainian songs”: A mirror exposure of the “language protection” narrative

One of the Moscow regime’s key arguments for starting the war against Ukraine was the alleged […]
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by Denis Grigorian
December 19, 2025

To Tell the Truth Is to “Betray”: The Alexey Sokolov Case and Russia’s New Logic of Repression

Russia has entered a time when human rights work is increasingly treated by the state not […]
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by Denis Grigorian
December 17, 2025

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg remanded Ural lawyer Roman Kachanov and human rights activist Larisa Zakharova in custody until 15 February.

Human rights activists who defend the rights of prisoners are accused of organising the activities of […]
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