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 guilty of working for an “undesirable organization.” ...

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 ...

The boss of Russian independent election watchdog has been jailed after being found guilty of working with an "undesirable" ...