Bill Browder

Bill Browder, the initiator of the "Magnitsky" act, expressed his apprehensions about traveling to Bulgaria, citing concerns over the country's respect for the rule of law.

During a discussion held in the European Parliament, participants highlighted the alarming rise of political prisoners in Russia, surpassing even the numbers seen during the Soviet era. Bill Browder, leader of the "Magnitsky" act campaign, attributed the assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov to his involvement in the campaign.

The outgoing government of Kosovo on Wednesday adopted the Magnitsky Act, designed to penalise egregious human rights abusers.

Outgoing Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli announced the establishment of the act on Twitter, shortly after outgoing PM Ramush Haradinaj declared it during a government meeting.

Independent - A broken spine, signs of electric torture, asphyxiation, knife wounds and rape - these were just a few of the grim and unexpected findings of an official medical report into the death of a Russian inventor in pretrial custody.