Sergei Magnitsky

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.

In a significant move aimed at honoring the legacy of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the European Union is deliberating naming its sanctions regime for human rights abuses after him, following his tragic death in prison. The proposal was put forward by the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, ahead of the scheduled meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.

The international Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has again implicated Cyprus in investment cases related to the luxury hotel Cap St Georges in Peyia, western Cyprus. The connection ties back to the infamous Magnitsky case, a high-profile tax fraud scandal in Russia.

William Bill Browder, the head of the global campaign for Magnitsky legislation Photo: Private archive.

He then hired Sergei Magnitsky, head of the tax practice at Moscow law firm Firestone Duncan, to investigate the accusations. Magnitsky's research revealed a state conspiracy against Browder's fund and high-level corruption, but the state hit back.

Sometimes a name means everything. In this case the name Sergei Magnitsky has been globally synonymous with how to fight human rights abuse in the 21st century. His sacrifice resonated with victims of human rights abuse in every corner of the globe. Legislative acts have been passed bearing his name creating serious consequences for human rights abusers around the globe.

A group of opposition deputies has drafted new legislation to combat money-laundering after the parliamentary majority voted last Thursday to pass a fiscal reform package which has sparked criticism, particularly from Moldova's Western partners and donors, for loopholes that could allow the legalisation of criminally-acquired funds.

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.

Tsvetan Vassilev's representative, Joseph Augustine, executive vice president at the Washington-based consultancy Jefferson Waterman International, JWI, has confirmed in an interview with the Bulgarian International Television that his company has notified the US State Department and Treasury about the ex-banker's case.

The Obama administration has sanctioned Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun as alleged assassins of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy. The two are believed to be among the top allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The two men allegedly poisoned Litvinenko in London in 2006.