Yesterday’s broadcast on the TV channel "Dozhd" on the Dzyadko3 program.
http://youtu.be/zngasjWC080 We talked about political prisoners in "Putin’s Russia". Mainly about those imprisoned in connection with the "Bolotnaya case" (the prosecution of protesters after the 2012 Bolotnaya Square rally in Moscow). The program’s time was limited, and of course I also wanted to mention the case of Daniil Konstantinov, the case of the 12 St. Petersburg Other Russia activists, the case of Kostya Krylov, the case of Osipova, and many others. The number of political prisoners in Russia is growing. And it will keep growing as long as Putin remains in the Kremlin—that much must be understood. He is protecting his ability to steal by throwing into prison those who openly object to it. It’s that simple. A couple of hours ago came the news that the Basmanny District Court arrested Kirov journalist Leonid Kovyazin — there is now one more political prisoner in the "Bolotnaya case." If we want there to be no political prisoners, we need to drive this whole gang of thieves out of the Kremlin. September 15 — take to the streets:
