CAP‑LC warned that reputational harm exported across borders threatens dissent and freedom of belief.
The Rudnev Case
Opinion—Fernando Arrigo: Pathology of a Prosecutor
A scholar of psychology discusses the curious case of an Argentinian “fiscal” controlled by his obsessions.
Argentina’s Case Against Rudnev: Pre-trial Detention as Coercion
The Argentine proceedings against Konstantin Rudnev are a paradigmatic case of the abusive use of pre-trial detention to extract confessions.
Lidin, Rudnev, and the Blind Spots of Post-Soviet Skepticism
How old ideological habits survive in new forms and shape the way some Russian skeptics reconstruct the Rudnev case
The Rudnev Case and the Fragility of Journalistic Standards
A study of how major outlets reacted when informed that their reporting relied on compromised sources, and why some continue to resist correction.
Pretrial Detention, Media, and Politics in Argentina: From Procedural Risk to “Judicial Danger”
Inside the courtroom calculus where reputations, headlines, and imagined futures decide who stays behind bars.
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? The Impunity of Prosecutors in Argentina
Prosecutor Arrigo’s handling of the Rudnev case is a textbook example of arbitrary interference with individual autonomy prohibited by international law.
Cults, Moral Panic, and the Press: How to Construct a Perfect Enemy
Cases from the 1990s demonstrate how “cult” rhetoric destroyed reputations and led to false accusations in Argentina. The story repeats itself in the Rudnev case.
Argentina: The Ten Falsehoods That Shaped the Rudnev Case
The case against Russian dissident and spiritual leader Konstantin Rudnev is based on misunderstandings, false information coming from Russia, and outright lies.
Preventive Detention: International Standards, European Practice, and the Argentine Drift
A measure conceived as exceptional becomes routine, revealing how prolonged detention undermines the presumption of innocence and distorts the criminal process.
BOOK
Dangerous Justice Argentina’s Criminal System in the Mirror of the Rudnev Case
CESNUR, Torino 2026










