Arkady Rotenberg, a childhood friend of Vladimir Putin, won a state contract last week to conduct anti-corruption training and civil-society development across the country. The Russian government awarded 46 million rubles (US$688,000) to Granat LLP to direct public discussions and conferences. Granat is entirely owned by Rotenberg according to SPARK, Russia’s corporate database. A former judo partner of the President, Rosenberg has benefited from Putin’s friendship since he first took office in…
A Montenegro court found on Tuesday an investigative journalist, who was researching organized crime groups, guilty of drug trafficking and criminal association. International press freedom organisations labeled the verdict as unfair and demanded his immediate acquittal. Jovo Martinovic (Photo: Reporters Without Borders, CC BY-SA 4.0) Jovo Martinovic was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Both counts against him were related to his work as a journalist, with the court claiming…