Robert Amsterdam reports on an investigation launched against human rights activist Lev Ponomarev [1], who has been “accused of committing slander against the Russian Federation, and is currently being prevented from leaving the country.” Also, Amsterdam writes about the Solovetskiy Stone memorial and the authorities’ plans to remove it from Lubyanka Square [2].
Russia: Lev Ponomarev; Solovetskiy Stone
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
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