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treason
by
Denis Grigorian
May 19, 2026
The era of prison terms for jokes has passed — now a single word is enough: Artyom Asalkhudin was sentenced to 18 years for a comment consisting of just one word.
Russia is increasingly beginning to resemble the late Stalinist system — only adapted to the age […]
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Denis Grigorian
May 10, 2026
“Execute, Not Pardon”: The Case of Maria Bontsler as a Symbol of the Final Destruction of the Presumption of Innocence in Russia
Russia’s legal system continues to sink deeper into degradation: today, to accuse someone of “treason,” it […]
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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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The era of prison terms for jokes has passed — now a single word is enough: Artyom Asalkhudin was sentenced to 18 years for a comment consisting of just one word.