Russia Adds Exiled Politician Gozman to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List – The Moscow Times

Russia Adds Exiled Politician Gozman to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List – The Moscow Times

Russia’s state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring added exiled politician Leonid Gozman to the country’s list of “terrorists and extremists.” A Moscow court sentenced Gozman, 74, to eight and a half years in prison in absentia last year for criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He was added to the “terrorists and extremists” list alongside several others, including Azerbaijani journalist Rovshan…

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Russia Designates Ex-Pussy Riot Member Pyotr Verzilov ‘Terrorist’ – The Moscow Times

Russia Designates Ex-Pussy Riot Member Pyotr Verzilov ‘Terrorist’ – The Moscow Times

Russia’s state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring added exiled Russian-Canadian activist Pyotr Verzilov to the country’s list of “terrorists and extremists,” state media reported Tuesday. Verzilov, a former member of the anti-Kremlin performance art group Pussy Riot, was sentenced to over eight years in prison in absentia earlier this year under wartime censorship laws. Authorities accused him…

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