Today it’s not about our colleagues’ best investigations – it’s about persecution. The persecution of the lawyer Ivan Pavlov by the security forces for his professional work to protect the right of journalists to inform the public, and the right of the public to know
The morning starts with the usual news — searches and detentions. This time police raided the home of Ivan Pavlov, a well-known lawyer, human rights defender and head of the Team 29 (Komanda 29)– association of lawyers and journalists fighting for the rights of Russian citizens to information access and distribution. Pavlov has been detained.…
