Detained and Prosecuted for Defending Protesters in Russia

Mikhail Benyash and Mansur Gilmanov
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Attacks, detention and prosecution of lawyers - including while performing their professional duties - is not unusual in Russia, but what happened ahead of the January 23 protests  takes this harassment to a new level.
I spoke with two lawyers – one in Moscow and one in Krasnodar – who had previously represented detained protesters in other cases, now themselves detained for representing peaceful protesters. Both are also actively involved in human rights work.  By detaining them, the authorities sought not only to interfere with their work, but to send a clear warning to their colleagues and fellow human rights defenders.

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