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Anti-war Russian pianist dies in prison after hunger strike

London, UK Reuters A Russian pianist and anti-war activist has died in prison after going on hunger strike, his mother said, in what the European Union called a shocking case of political repression. The death of Pavel Kushnir was first reported by a Russian news site last Friday and confirmed to independent outlet Mediazona on […]

Two Russian ex-prisoners from East-West swap want to return home

Bonn, Germany Reuters Two of the Russian dissidents who were freed from prison and arrived in Germany as part of last week’s major East-West prisoner swap say they are already thinking about returning to Russia, but vow to continue political activism even from abroad. The swap saw eight Russians, including a convicted murderer, returned home […]

Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his “illegal expulsion” from Russia

Berlin, Germany Reuters Ilya Yashin, a Russian opposition activist freed from jail in Thursday’s prisoner swap, pledged to carry on his political fight against President Vladimir Putin from abroad, but expressed fury at having been deported against his will. The prisoner swap, the largest since the Cold War, saw eight Russians, including a convicted murderer, […]