Russian & International Human Rights Law
On February 3, a court in
Dmitrievsky, executive director of the Russian-Chechen Friendship
Society and editor of the organization's newspaper Pravozashchita, on
charges of "inciting racial hatred," and handed down a two-year
suspended sentence. The charges stem from the publication in
Pravozashchita of two statements by Chechen rebel leaders Aslan
Maskhadov and Akhmed Zakaev.
“Activists Conviction Hurts Freedom of Expression,” Human Rights Watch Press Release,
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