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Khodorkovsky: Decade of injustice

Ten years after his arrest at gunpoint, Mikhail Khodorkovsky remains the definitive symbol of serious political manipulation of justice and human rights abuse in his country. He is due to be released next August but the authorities could …

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Dismay at human right violations in Russia

ALDE have questioned the European Commission on the rule of law and Human Rights in Russia during a debate in the European Parliament today. Since the adoption of several laws restricting freedom of expression, assembly and association, …

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