Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters malaya.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from malaya.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Igor Baryshnikov has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for Facebook posts critical of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Now the 64-year-old's lawyers and family are scrambling to secure medical treatment for a suspected-cancer diagnosis and figure out how to care for his ailing 97-year-old mother.
On March 4, Russia adopted a new administrative statute and a draconian criminal law against "discrediting the armed forces." In the two weeks since, the country has seen a massive wave of repression against any form of criticism against the Kremlin's "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Moscow Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences Of Couple Convicted Over Wedding Photo rferl.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rferl.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.