Russia: 8 Protesters Found Guilty in Flawed Case

Email A Russian court’s guilty verdict against eight people in relation to an anti-Putin rally in May 2012 was a miscarriage of justice. The court will announce their sentence on February 24. Update, February 24, 2014 On February 24, the judge handed down sentences ranging from two and half to four years in prison to all the defendants. One of defendants, a young woman, was given a suspended sentence with travel restrictions. The rest will serve their sentences in penal colonies unless the court verdict is overturned on appeal.read more

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