Officers at Vladimir Central. (c) Alexey Kudenko / RIA Novosti. All rights reserved.
We continue our partnership with OVD-Info, an NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Every Friday, we bring you the latest information on freedom of assembly.
This week, we begin with some good news, especially since there’s been quite a lot. The prosecution of Igor Stenin, leader of the Russians of Astrakhan movement, has been dropped. Stenin had been sentenced to two years in open prison for posting comments about the war in Ukraine online, as well as comments by another individual about the conflict. Subsequently, Stenin was moved to a general regime prison colony. The court has now found Stenin committed no offence.
