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US holding ‘more than 100’ Russian citizens in jail – ambassador
Most of the charges are politically motivated, Anatoly Antonov has said
Apr 27, 2023 19:09
Russian MP Maria Butina: Angela Davis, please bring hope to these times of darkness
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An open letter from Maria Butina to Angela Davis, edited for clarity
Oct 4, 2022 15:59
Russian Communists demand election ban for candidate Butina over alleged foreign funding, two years after she was deported from US
Russia’s Communist Party has demanded that RT TV host Maria Butina be banned from running in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections because of allegations that she owns foreign shares and once received “foreign funding.”
Aug 18, 2021 15:14
Maria Butina, once jailed in US, visits Navalny’s prison & calls it 'exemplary,' but allies of Russian opposition figure cry foul
The facility housing Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, described by one former convict as “inhumane” and “real hell,” is more like a “scout camp” than a jail. That’s according to Maria Butina, a former prisoner herself.
Apr 2, 2021 15:41
Maria Butina & Kirill Vyshinsky stage protest outside Latvian embassy, over persecution of journalists working with Russian media
Journalists Kirill Vyshinsky and Maria Butina, both victims of foreign anti-Russia sentiment in the past, have staged a protest outside Latvia’s embassy, showing their support for journalists being persecuted by the Baltic state.
Jan 26, 2021 13:11
READ: From hormone treatment to punishment in solitary, Maria Butina’s book lays bare her US prison horror and what she saw there
In a freshly-published book, Maria Butina has documented her time inside the American prison system, where she spent more than a year after being dubbed a foreign agent acting on behalf of Moscow’s ‘influence campaign.’
Nov 26, 2020 19:15
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