The trial of Laurent Vinatier opened in Moscow on September 3, 2024. This Frenchman working for a Swiss NGO is accused of not having registered as a foreign agent with the Russian authorities. An adjourned trial which nevertheless allowed the judge to extend his preventive detention by six months.
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Russia: Detention of Frenchman Laurent Vinatier extended by six months, trial adjourned
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