Уважаемый Михаил Борисович!

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Today is Mikhail Khodorkovsky's birthday, and sadly, the sixth birthday he has been made to spend in prison, deprived of liberty and held away from family, for no reason beyond that of the caprices of an unaccountable power unrestrained by law.  Though in the middle of his second trial, there were no hearings today - in fact Mike spend the afternoon doing a Q&A with the Russian public on Gazeta.  Some 16 supporters celebrating his birthday

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Judge not, lest ye be judged Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. "…Right after Medvedev came to power, I have noticed signs of changes. Previously, for such an interview, I would have been sent to the dungeon. But from May to August they have not applied such harsh measures towards me. Nevertheless, the denial of my parole application shows that there is still a long way to go before there are any major changes…. My parole application was denied on the pretext that I had not mastered the skills of a seamstress! Is this not a mockery of justice?" From the interview of M.Khodorkovsky to the newspaper «Figaro», September 2008. [The above is a translation of the Russian version of the interview, which differs slightly from the published French ...