World Russia’s Independent Election Watchdog Leader Sentenced to Five Years in Penal Colony by Olawunmi Sola-Otegbade May 14, 2025 by Olawunmi Sola-Otegbade May 14, 2025 Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog, Golos, has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony after being convicted of collaborating with an “undesirable organization.” …
