Russia: Sentencing of election observer Grigory Melkonyants a brazen attack on peaceful activism

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the sentencing of Russian civil society activist and prisoner of conscience Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The Russian authorities instigated this criminal case in order to silence one of the country’s most respected election observers. Grigory Melkonyants has committed no […] The post Russia: Sentencing of election observer Grigory Melkonyants a brazen attack on peaceful activism appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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