Section: US & Canada
A Look at Recent Politically Tainted Trials in Russia
The guilty verdict Tuesday for Crimean filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in a Russian maximum-security prison for an alleged terror conspiracy, follows a plethora of recent Russian trials that are widely seen as warnings to society not to… …read more Source:...
Carbon Offsets May Have Dramatically Increased Emissions
That’s the finding of a new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute, which investigated carbon credits used to offset greenhouse gas emissions under a UN scheme. As one of the co-authors of the report put it, issuing these credits “was like printing money.” The BBC reports: As a result of political horse trading at UN negotiations...
Ukrainian filmmaker gets 20 years in ‘propaganda’ trial
Oleg Sentsov, a vocal opponent of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, sang the Ukrainian national anthem as the trial wrapped up. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russia convicts Ukrainian filmmaker of terrorism, sentencing him to 20 years in prison
Oleh Sentsov, who opposed Russia’s annexation of Crimea, denied the charges. In a statement last week, he said he rejected the trial by a “court of occupiers” …read more Source: Vancouver...
Just Say ‘Nyet’: Hash Article, Cleaning Products Latest To Be Banned In Russia
Last week, California wines and French meat were attacked, today it’s Wikipedia and washing detergents — all part of the Kremlin’s dizzying parade of bans and blacklists on foreign products since the West imposed sanctions on Russia last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia convicts Ukrainian filmmaker of terrorism, sentencing him to 20 years in prison
A Russian court jailed Oleh Sentsov, an award-winning Ukrainian filmmaker who opposed the annexation of Crimea, for 20 years after convicting him of terrorism in a controversial trial. Sentsov, who’s been named a political prisoner by the Russian human rights group Memorial, was sentenced by the North Caucasus military court in...
The successor of the KGB is reportedly stalling a huge deal involving US oil giant Schlumberger
The FSB is stalling the US oil-services giant Schlumberger’s latest deal. Back in January, Schlumberger announced that it agreed to acquire a minority stake in Russia’s Eurasia Drilling Company, the largest provider of onshore drilling services in Russia, for $1.7 billion. But the FSB — the successor of the KGB — is reportedly holding...
Ukrainian Defendants Sentenced In Russia, Sing National Anthem
A Russian court on August 25 sentenced Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov and his co-defendant Oleksandr Kolchenko, to long prison terms on terrorism-related charges. The two men, who say the charges are politically motivated, sang the Ukrainian national anthem at the court hearing in Rostov-on-Don. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …read...
Ukrainian filmmaker sentenced to 20 years by Russian court
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — A Russian military court convicted a prominent Ukrainian filmmaker on Tuesday of conspiring to commit terror attacks and sentenced him to 20 years in prison in what critics called a politically motivated show trial. The court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don said Oleg Sentsov had set up a terror cell in the...
Russia Sentences Ukrainian Filmmaker to 20 Years
A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on charges of leading a terrorist group and plotting attacks in Russia-annexed Crimea. The court ruled Sentsov led members of the “Right Sector,” a right-wing Ukrainian nationalist group, in attacks on pro-Russia...
