Russia: Release municipal councilor put on trial for criticizing Russian aggression in Ukraine

By Amnesty International

Hearings have begun today in the case against Aleksei Gorinov, a Moscow municipal councilor who was charged with disseminating “knowingly false information” after he criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “Councilor Aleksei Gorinov is being prosecuted because he dared to speak out against Russia’s […] The post Russia: Release municipal councilor put on trial for criticizing Russian aggression in Ukraine appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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