December 17, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Crossed fingers that Russian eco-prisoner Vitishko will walk free before New Year A hearing to determine whether Russian environmental prisoner Yevgeny Vitishko’s will leave his prison colony on a conditional early release…
December 3, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Early release of Russian ecological activist again blocked by ‘mocking’ prosecutor’s appeal Another hearing for the release of renowned Russian environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to December 25 by…
November 20, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games BREAKING: 11th hour prosecutors’ appeal torpedoes Russian eco-prisoner Vitishko’s Saturday release In a major legal upset, a 10-day-old court decision that would have freed Yevgeny Vitishko – Russia’s most prominent environmental…
November 10, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Russian eco-prisoner to walk free on conditional release in 10 days Yevgeny Vitishko, the imprisoned Russian environmentalist was Tuesday granted a conditional release during an appeal hearing for a mitigated, non-custodial…
November 9, 2015 Access to information, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Environmentalists skeptical about Russian plans to seal off radioactive lake The complete remediation of a radioactive lake near Russia’s notorious Mayak Chemical Combine is said to be nearing completion by…
