Amnesty International Says Khodorkovsky Not A ‘Prisoner Of Conscience’

MOSCOW — Amnesty International has ruled not to recognize former Russian oil-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his associate Platon Lebedev as prisoners of conscience, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reports. In March, 45 prominent Russian writers, actors, and journalists sent an open letter to Amnesty International asking it to consider Khodorkovsky and Lebedev prisoners of conscience. Khodorkovsky, the […]