Tag: Political Prisoners
Victims Recall Life in the Philippines Under Marcos’s Martial Law
They were community organizers and unionists. Teenagers and pro-democracy activists.Those who were detained under the dictatorship of Ferdinand…
In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself
Over informal, private meals with American leaders, China’s Xi Jinping let his guard down a little. It was…
Griner’s Sentence Renews Pressure on President Biden
WASHINGTON — Immediately after a Moscow judge handed down Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence on Thursday, calls grew…
Griner Case Draws Attention to ‘Wrongful Detentions’
WASHINGTON — Brittney Griner. Austin Tice. The Citgo 6. And now, potentially, three American military veterans who were…
Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant as Court Sentences Him to Prison
HONG KONG — If his cutoff T-shirts, close-cropped hair and long, thin beard were not enough to make…
Glimpses of Brittney Griner Show a Complicated Path to Release
One hundred forty-one days.That is how long Brittney Griner has been behind bars in Russia. That is how…
Biden Speaks to Brittney Griner’s Wife, Cherelle, About Russia
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke on Wednesday with Cherelle Griner, the wife of the W.N.B.A.…
Brittney Griner to Biden: ‘I’m Terrified I Might Be Here Forever.’
Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February, sent a…
In Putin’s Russia, the Arrests Are Spreading Quickly and Widely
They came for Dmitri Kolker, an ailing physicist, in the intensive care ward. They came for Ivan Fedotov,…
Thousands Swept Up as Kremlin Clamps Down on War Criticism
Vladimir Efimov, a local politician on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East, was charged with “discrediting the…
Brittney Griner’s Supporters Have a New Strategy to Free Her: Make Noise
Her face is on hoodies. Her name is in hashtags. Her “B.G.” and number are on fans’ jerseys…
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Maria V. Alyokhina first came to the attention of the Russian authorities — and the…