Johnson's Russia List
#5591
11 December 2001
A CDI Project
www.cdi.org
#10
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001
From: Jacqueline Kozin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Chat with Edmond Pope about Spymania in Russia
DFN HOSTS ONLINE CHAT WITH EDMOND POPE
American Businessman to Discuss Being Wrongfully Imprisoned in Russia
and the New "Spymania" Trend Gripping the Country
WHEN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 @ 12:30 PM TO 1:30 PM (EST)
WHERE: ONLINE @ WWW.DFN.ORG/CHAT
The Digital Freedom Network (DFN) will host an online meeting with American
businessman Edmond Pope on Thursday, December 13 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
New York Time (5:30 - 6:30 PM GMT).
The online meeting, which is free and open to the public, will take place
on DFN's Web site at <http://dfn.org/chat>. No registration is required.
Anyone may attend the moderated forum and post questions to Mr. Pope, who
will be discussing his imprisonment and "spymania," the surge of wrongful
arrests and prosecutions of individuals charged with espionage by Russia's
Security Service (FSB) in the name of state security. The chat will be in
English.
A victim of the "spymania" trend, Mr. Pope was arrested by the FSB when
meeting with colleagues about the purchase of unclassified documents on a
high-speed torpedo. He was charged with espionage and in December 2000,
found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in a high security labor camp. That
same month, due to the tireless work of his family concerned for his
declining health, Mr. Pope was pardoned by President Vladimir Putin and
released on humanitarian grounds. He has recently published Torpedoed, a
book that provides an account of his harrowing experience.
For those unable to attend the chat, questions for Mr. Pope can be sent to
DFN by e-mail at [log in to unmask]
For more information, contact Jacqueline Kozin via email: [log in to unmask]
The online meeting will be accessible to anyone running a Java-enabled Web
browser or an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application.
The Digital Freedom Network (DFN) is an international organization that
develops and promotes the use of Internet technology for human rights
activism. DFN designs online campaigns, makes technical information more
readily available to activists, and provides an online voice to those
attacked for expressing themselves. DFN's Web site is http://dfn.org.
Jacqueline A. Kozin
Program Officer
Digital Freedom Network
520 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102-3111
Phone: +(1-973) 438-3687
Fax: +(1-973) 438-1474
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://dfn.org
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