Why you should write to Russia’s political prisoners. And how to do it. Yuri Kochetkov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Jailed Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich attends a court hearing in Moscow on October 10, 2023 OVD-Info, one of Russia’s most prominent human rights watchdogs, has launched a new tool that allows foreigners to write letters to Russian political prisoners.

"I not only did not lose heart, but also strengthened in my innocence." Here is a new letter from Ivan Safronov, accused of Gosizmen The former journalist of Vedomosti and the adviser to Roscosmos State Corporation Ivan Safronov said that after he recognized the prosecution, he only strengthened his rightness and did not lose, but only increased the sense of humor. He announced this in a letter to the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Zoe Sveta, which was published by the publication.

Journalist Ivan Safronov gave an interview with Kommersant - the first during the detention in the Lefortovo pre -trial detention center, where he is already more than six months on charges of Gosemin. Kommersant asked Safronov about how the investigation moves, how the conclusion was affected by his attitude to Russia and how to get used to the prison. Safronov said that in six months no one explained to him the essence of the accusations.

The witnesses against Meduza correspondent Ivan Golunov were part of a setup. Here’s how Russia’s police abuse a system that empowers them to jail virtually anyone. Alexey Smagin / Kommersant Late October marked the beginning of the trial against the former police officers accused of illegally detaining Meduza special correspondent Ivan Golunov and falsifying evidence against him. The five Interior Ministry officials arrested Golunov on July 6, 2019, and planted drugs in his bag.