MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) –  With the Olympic games in Sochi less than forty days away, Russia is frequently in the headlines with president Vladimir Putin making surprising decisions that many suspect are driven by his efforts to improve the image of his country — and his government. His latest move was the so-called Christmas amnesties, when high-profile Russian prisoners were set free. Probably the most famous one was Mikhail Khodorkovsky, formerly the richest person in Russia, who had been in jail since 2003, due to be released next August. Another example are two jailed women from the Pussy Riot feminist group who have also been freed, and criminal charges have been dropped against the 30 people, including two New Zealanders, accused of taking part in a Greenpeace offshore oil protest in the Arctic.

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