Scheduled for Monday at the Moscow City Court

Vasily Aleksanyan has had operation to remove his spleen

Simonovsky district court leaves Aleksanyan in custody until 22 January

His term of custody is reduced. By one day.

On Monday the Moscow City Court will consider two rulings passed this summer, on resuming criminal proceedings and extending detention

It halted the hearing into his case on 1 February 2008 because of his grave medical condition. Since then he has been in hospital but remains under guard

Aleksanyan suffers from life-threatening infections other than AIDS. They require urgent treatment but four months on this is still not happening

The latest Levada poll on attitudes to the Yukos affair.

An appeal in defence of Vasily Aleksanyan has been handed to Dmitry Medvedev.

On 17 March an urgent appeal, addressed to Dmitry Medvedev, was launched on the website of the Human Rights Online organisation (www.hro.org). There follows the text and signatures to date on this petition to the Russian president-elect.

His lawyer Yelena Lvova speaks to Selected, the Internet publication, about the measure of restraint imposed on her client by the Moscow City Court.

Moscow City Court says Vasily Aleksanyan must remain in custody whilst he is being treated.

Vasily Aleksanyan's lawyer Drew Holiner's statement.

His lawyers’ appeals were rejected.

Nikolai Svanidze about Vasily Aleksanyan.

Nikolai Svanidze, a member of the Public Chamber, was one of those who visited Aleksanyan in hospital today.

A Federal Penitentiary Service spokesman insists that the chain will be put to use again, however, if the need arises.

The FPS, on the contrary, believe the chain is protecting Vasily Aleksanyan from attack.

A declaration by the Action committee of the Civil Congress.

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