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‘Putin has gone mad from power’: Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin speaks out from Russian prison

Sentenced to eight years in jail, Yashin discusses the war in Ukraine, Russian opposition and how the west can help

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Russia's year of war: Purge of critics, surge of nationalism

In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, there has been a broad government crackdown that has silenced opposition to the war

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

The West Should Heed this Message from a Russian Prison

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin explains why the West should avoid ascribing collective guilt to Russians. He's right on both moral and pragmatic grounds.

Reason · Feb 16, 2023

Russian jailed for over 8 years for simply criticising Kremlin's war in Ukraine

Ilya Yashin was given to eight years and six months in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin's action in Ukraine which he described as 'hysterical'

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

Russia: Putin critic gets 8 years in jail for ‘false information’

Ilya Yashin was tried after casting doubt over the Kremlin’s narrative on atrocities that took place in Bucha, Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022

Russian man jailed 8 1/2 years for Ukraine action criticism

A prominent Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin jailed for denouncing Ukraine war

Politician sentenced to eight and a half years over series of posts about atrocities in Bucha

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Russian opposition figure gets 8-1/2 years' jail on 'false information' charge

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced in court to eight-and-a-half years in prison on Friday on charges of spreading "false information" about the army.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Russian opposition figure Yashin goes on trial

A court in Moscow has opened the trial of a prominent Russian opposition figure who faces charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Detention of Russian dissident Yashin extended by 6 months

A Russian court has extended by six months the pretrial detention of Ilya Yashin, one of the few prominent opposition figures to have remained in the country amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022