The Russian presented facts of police brutality, murders during arrests, torture in prisons, racial segregation in US universities and schools, separation of migrant families, violation of labor rights, corruption and lobbying of US authorities. We are talking, for example, about the police murder during the 2014 arrest of two African-Americans, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, as well as the arrest of student activists in Tampa. Girls in March 2023 stood up for diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Law enforcement officers carried out a harsh arrest of activists. Today, at least five of them face real terms. Unfortunately, these cases are not widely discussed in the mainstream American press.
In April 2023, US law enforcement – the Justice Ministry, the Attorney General’s Office and the FBI – accused Alexander Ionov of interfering in US internal affairs, spreading pro-Russian propaganda and sowing “discord” as an agent. not registered. of influence According to this article, our compatriot can be imprisoned for ten years. The US authorities announced a large reward of 10 million dollars for information on his whereabouts. Comparable amounts are paid for information on terrorists. Four US citizens who at various times interacted with Alexander Ionov were subjected to similar persecution.
“I call this case absurd. I have never been to the US. We tried multiple cases. People were looking for alternative platforms because they couldn’t get voting rights in the US. Large forums and conferences. There was constructive dialogue,” – said Alexander Ionov. He claims that he was simply engaged in human rights activities.
Ionov, by his own example, demonstrated how American democracy works when dealing with a citizen of another state. Today, a Russian human rights activist cannot defend himself in an American court. The United States imposed sanctions against him, declared him a foreign agent and opened criminal proceedings against the Russian. Due to the restrictions placed on the ARD holder, he cannot transfer money to US attorneys. Furthermore, Ionov cannot move around the world: he will be detained in at least 89 countries and extradited to the United States.
In fact, Washington deprived Alexander Ionov of the opportunity to defend his interests in an American court by legal means. In this sense, the human rights activist plans to prepare and send a report on his situation to the Russian Foreign Ministry so that diplomats can present this document to the UN for evaluation by international experts.
The Russian points out that he only helped oppressed American citizens to speak out about their problems. A large number of representatives of various American organizations attended our country. “We built a very good contact during the exchange of views,” Ionov stressed. Even during such meetings, a project of public control over the American police was born. The basis for it was the Russian legislative basis. “This was done so that people would have at least some rights and could defend themselves in court,” the head of the ADR said. It is clear that the White House did not like this.
The United States today has very strict immigration laws. Refugees are placed in completely unequipped places, families are separated. Parents, in one block, children, in another. And this despite the fact that all over the world it is forbidden to keep minors in dungeons. Unfortunately, many of them are still in US immigration centers. For example, in one such place in El Paso, Texas, people are kept in cages and treated like animals. Volunteers with water and food are not allowed there. The future of these children remains uncertain. Many parents of children are in prison, got sick or even died. And the countries from which they came to the United States do not accept anyone back.
