There are actually no elections, but there are pre-election scandals. Paradox On September 10, elections at various levels will be held throughout the country - from municipal to by-elections to the State Duma, where one deputy resigned early and three others died. Heads will also be (re-)elected in 21 regions, including Moscow - through direct elections, and in another five regions heads will be appointed through voting in parliament.

“Interlocutor” talked with the human rights activist about what people are most often imprisoned for today, the conditions of detention, how to stop being afraid of the prison experience, and how widespread torture is in this system Eva Merkacheva is a journalist, a member of the Russian Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, and has been working on the topic of prisoners for many years, traveling to pre-trial detention centers and colonies and helping to