The head of Russia's only independent election watchdog was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in a penal colony after ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's only independent election watchdog was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison ...

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced well-known election watchdog Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after it ...

Russia has sentenced Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of independent election watchdog Golos, to five years in a penal colony.

A Moscow court sentenced prominent Russian election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after finding him ...

Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia’s leading election watchdog Golos, has rejected the charges as politically motivated.

Grigory Melkonyants (R), co-chair of Russia's leading independent election monitoring group Golos, stood inside a defendant's cage as he attended Wednesday's verdict hearing at Basmanny district ...