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politics1 year ago

Russian Sociologist Receives 5-Year Prison Sentence for Anti-War Views

Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, known for his anti-war stance, has been sentenced to five years in prison for "justifying terrorism," a charge he denies. The court of appeals toughened the initial ruling, which had ordered him to pay a fine, following an appeal by prosecutors. Kagarlitsky, a prominent Marxist theorist, has been critical of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and was detained in connection with a YouTube video about the 2022 Crimea bridge explosion.

via The Moscow Times|
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international-relations2 years ago

Russian Anti-War Activist Denied Entry to Serbia, Lawyer Claims

A Russian anti-war activist, Peter Nikitin, residing in Serbia with permanent residency was barred from entering the country after being stopped at Belgrade's airport. The country's Security Information Agency (BIA) requested the ban, and a deportation order was issued. Nikitin, who heads a Russian dissident association in Serbia, has been organizing anti-war events since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He has previously reported harassment against his group. Nikitin, also a Dutch passport holder, plans to fight the deportation order and seek assistance from the Netherlands embassy. The incident follows the recent U.S. sanctions on Serbia's pro-Kremlin spy chief and head of the BIA, Aleksandar Vulin, for alleged links to organized crime and aiding Russia's influence in the Balkans.

via The Moscow Times|
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obituary2 years ago

Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg dies at 92.

Daniel Ellsberg, the anti-war activist who leaked the Pentagon Papers, revealing secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 92 from pancreatic cancer. Ellsberg was a Harvard graduate and self-defined "cold warrior" who served as a private and government consultant on Vietnam throughout the 1960s, risked his life on the battlefield, received the highest security clearances and came to be trusted by officials in Democratic and Republican administrations. He was especially valued, he would later note, for his "talent for discretion."

via CBS News|
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obituary2 years ago

Pentagon Papers leaker and anti-war activist Daniel Ellsberg dies at 92.

Daniel Ellsberg, the former military analyst and anti-war activist who leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times in 1971, revealing systemic US government deception about the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 92. Ellsberg, considered “the patron saint of whistleblowers,” spent his life focused on peace and transparency, later co-founding the Freedom of the Press Foundation. His legacy includes further stoking the anti-war movement and contributing to a growing distrust of the federal government.

via CNN|
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