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Eight days since voting ended on July 1 on Russia's constitutional reforms, that open the door for Putin to stay on in power for another decade and a half.
Since then, a flurry of arrests, detentions, trials. And a tornado.
Here's one week of journalism in Russia:
Since then, a flurry of arrests, detentions, trials. And a tornado.
Here's one week of journalism in Russia:
Friday. July 3.
Over a dozen journalists are detained picketing in Moscow in support of colleague Svetlana Prokopyeva, accused of justifying terrorism in a 2019 article about a suicide bombing against the FSB. https://twitter.com/novaya_gazeta/status/1279101606810836993
Over a dozen journalists are detained picketing in Moscow in support of colleague Svetlana Prokopyeva, accused of justifying terrorism in a 2019 article about a suicide bombing against the FSB. https://twitter.com/novaya_gazeta/status/1279101606810836993
Monday. (July 6)
Lawyers for theater director Kirill Serebrennikov say he will not appeal his sentence (handed down by a Moscow court a week earlier) of three years probation + 800,000 rouble fine for alleged embezzlement. They tell TV Rain: he's just too tired of it all to try.
Lawyers for theater director Kirill Serebrennikov say he will not appeal his sentence (handed down by a Moscow court a week earlier) of three years probation + 800,000 rouble fine for alleged embezzlement. They tell TV Rain: he's just too tired of it all to try.
Monday. (July 6)
A military court in Pskov convicts journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, accused of justifying terrorism in a 2019 article - she avoids a 6-year sentence, gets a ~$7000 fine.
Russian journalists travel to Pskov to protest outside the trial.
A military court in Pskov convicts journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, accused of justifying terrorism in a 2019 article - she avoids a 6-year sentence, gets a ~$7000 fine.
Russian journalists travel to Pskov to protest outside the trial.
The scene on Monday, July 6, in Pskov https://twitter.com/LevShlosberg/status/1280158869549965312
Monday. (July 6)
Journalist from @mediazzzona David Frenkel @merr1k released from hospital after his arm was broken by police officers live on camera while he was monitoring voting at a polling station in St Petersburg
Journalist from @mediazzzona David Frenkel @merr1k released from hospital after his arm was broken by police officers live on camera while he was monitoring voting at a polling station in St Petersburg
Tuesday. (July 7)
Criminal case opened against Pyotr Verzilov, an anti-Kremlin activist and associate of the Pussy Riot punk group, for having allegedly failed to declare his dual Canadian citizenship.
He'd just served a 15-day stint in jail for protests https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-canada-activist/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-activist-for-failing-to-declare-dual-nationality-idUSKBN2481PB
Criminal case opened against Pyotr Verzilov, an anti-Kremlin activist and associate of the Pussy Riot punk group, for having allegedly failed to declare his dual Canadian citizenship.
He'd just served a 15-day stint in jail for protests https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-canada-activist/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-activist-for-failing-to-declare-dual-nationality-idUSKBN2481PB
Tuesday. (July 7)
The case of a 64-year old historian of Soviet era repressions and labour camps, Yuri Dmitriev, moves ahead: the prosecutor announces the state is seeking to give him a 15 year prison sentence.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/07/07/state-prosecutor-seeks-15-years-imprisonment-for-memorial-human-rights-activist
The case of a 64-year old historian of Soviet era repressions and labour camps, Yuri Dmitriev, moves ahead: the prosecutor announces the state is seeking to give him a 15 year prison sentence.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/07/07/state-prosecutor-seeks-15-years-imprisonment-for-memorial-human-rights-activist
Tuesday. (July 7)
former journalist Ivan Safronov, now adviser to Russian space corporation “Roscosmos,” detained on suspicion of treason.
videos show him stopped on the street and bundled into a car https://twitter.com/5tv/status/1280454272191270912
former journalist Ivan Safronov, now adviser to Russian space corporation “Roscosmos,” detained on suspicion of treason.
videos show him stopped on the street and bundled into a car https://twitter.com/5tv/status/1280454272191270912
Tuesday. (July 7)
Reports emerge that former journalist Safronov faces a 20-year sentence. And that his trial will be closed-door. https://www.ft.com/content/57a723a4-eac3-41e4-893a-19042791fa99
Reports emerge that former journalist Safronov faces a 20-year sentence. And that his trial will be closed-door. https://www.ft.com/content/57a723a4-eac3-41e4-893a-19042791fa99
Tuesday. Still Tuesday..
law-enforcement raid the Moscow apartment of journalist Taisiya Bekbulatova, editor-in-chief of Holod Media and a former Meduza special correspondent in relation to the Ivan Safronov case https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/07/07/officials-raid-the-home-of-former-meduza-correspondent-taisiya-bekbulatova
law-enforcement raid the Moscow apartment of journalist Taisiya Bekbulatova, editor-in-chief of Holod Media and a former Meduza special correspondent in relation to the Ivan Safronov case https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/07/07/officials-raid-the-home-of-former-meduza-correspondent-taisiya-bekbulatova
Tuesday. (evening).
Journalists and activists from across Russian media landscape detained after protesting the arrest of reporter Ivan Safronov on charges of treason.
Instagram feed once again fills up with photos from inside police vans. 28 detained in total, Meduza reports
Journalists and activists from across Russian media landscape detained after protesting the arrest of reporter Ivan Safronov on charges of treason.
Instagram feed once again fills up with photos from inside police vans. 28 detained in total, Meduza reports
Storm clouds. And then an actual hurricane over Moscow https://twitter.com/evangershkovich/status/1280517534635241472
This happens https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1280571482406563840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1280571482406563840%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvrain.ru%2Fnews%2Fposolstvo_ssha_zajavilo_o_kampanii_protiv_svobody_slova_v_rossii_v_mid_posovetovali_zanjatsja_svoimi_delami-512108%2F
https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1280571482406563840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1280571482406563840%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvrain.ru%2Fnews%2Fposolstvo_ssha_zajavilo_o_kampanii_protiv_svobody_slova_v_rossii_v_mid_posovetovali_zanjatsja_svoimi_delami-512108%2F
Wednesday. (July 8)
A Russian journalist is detained outside the courtroom where Dmitriev, the historian, is being tried. https://www.facebook.com/victoria.ivlevayorke/posts/10158560125805987
A Russian journalist is detained outside the courtroom where Dmitriev, the historian, is being tried. https://www.facebook.com/victoria.ivlevayorke/posts/10158560125805987
Wednesday. Still July 8.
Sixth police raid at the home of @mediazzzona & pussy riot member Petr Verzilov https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/07/08/journalist-and-pussy-riot-member-pyotr-verzilov-arrested-in-moscow
Sixth police raid at the home of @mediazzzona & pussy riot member Petr Verzilov https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/07/08/journalist-and-pussy-riot-member-pyotr-verzilov-arrested-in-moscow
Exhausted reading this yet?
Thursday. Today.
First news of the morning: governor of Khabarovsk region arrested on suspicion of organising murders in 2004-5
He got the job after a surprise electoral victory in 2018, defeating the longtime governor, a member of Putin's United Russia https://tass.com/russia/1176369
First news of the morning: governor of Khabarovsk region arrested on suspicion of organising murders in 2004-5
He got the job after a surprise electoral victory in 2018, defeating the longtime governor, a member of Putin's United Russia https://tass.com/russia/1176369
Thursday. Also today.
Police raid the flat of Moscow municipal deputy @galiamina, a coordinator of the campaign against constitutional reforms.
Only her son is home, she tweets. Her lawyer gets to their house. Police don't let him in for an hour. https://twitter.com/galiamina/status/1281089605299814403
Police raid the flat of Moscow municipal deputy @galiamina, a coordinator of the campaign against constitutional reforms.
Only her son is home, she tweets. Her lawyer gets to their house. Police don't let him in for an hour. https://twitter.com/galiamina/status/1281089605299814403
Thursday. Still today.
Police search apartments of three members of the Open Russia opposition group including the editor of @MBKhMedia https://twitter.com/MBKhMedia/status/1281075060980305920
Police search apartments of three members of the Open Russia opposition group including the editor of @MBKhMedia https://twitter.com/MBKhMedia/status/1281075060980305920
