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Anewgeneration
ofRussianpolitical
prisoners
JanekLasocki
Russianswhoarecurrentlybehindbarsforpolitical
reasonsareagoodrepresentationofthecountry
thatVladimirPutin’sRussiahasbecome.Theyare
beingpunishedforexercisingtheirfundamental
freedoms,forexposingthewebofcorruption
onwhichthestateisbuiltandforthreateninglocal
oligarchsloyaltotheKremlin.Often,theyare
imprisonedforallthree.
33-yearoldIldarDadinisaformersecurityguardwho
gotmarriedinaMoscowdetentioncentrelastFebruary.
Cameraswerenotallowedfortheshortceremonybut
journalistAnastasiyaZotova,nowhiswife,cameout
smilingtothewell-wishersandreporterswaitinginthe
snow.Atthatpoint,Dadinhadbeenunderhousearrest
orbehindbarsforayear,havingneitherhadanyprevious
convictionsnoraparticularlyhighpubicprofile.Thejudge
atMoscow’sBasmannyCourthadsentencedDadin
toatotalofthreeyearsofprison.
AnastasiyawroteonherblogaboutDadinandthe
