How recycled Russian propaganda and misreported events in Montenegro created a false scandal around a dissident seeking refuge.
The Rudnev Series: 3. Montenegro: Two Unrelated Events and a Manufactured Scandal
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The Rudnev Case
The Rudnev Series: 2. The Criminal Case in Russia
The judicial proceedings reveal systemic violations of due process, reliance on uncorroborated testimony, and the use of discredited notions such as “brainwashing”.
The Rudnev Series: 1. Konstantin Rudnev Before the Arrest in 2010: A Spiritual Biography
His early life shows a genuine spiritual search shaped by Soviet repression and yoga practice, far removed from the later “cult leader” stereotype.
The Rudnev Case: Argentina’s Judicial System Must Respect Its Own Rules
A prosecutor’s obstinacy threatens the health and safety of a defendant recovering from surgery.
Konstantin Rudnev: Eleven Years in the Russian Jails
The long imprisonment in Russia shaped both his present understanding of spirituality and his reflections on a penal system he experienced in its harshest form.
A Ten‑Scholar Commission Releases A Comprehensive Study of Konstantin Rudnev and “Ashram Shambhala”
Advance publication will start in “Bitter Winter” on July 27, followed by a special issue of “The Journal of CESNUR”
Konstantin Rudnev’s Manifestos: An Artistic Portrayal of Truth and Control
Four short writings by the jailed Russian dissident and spiritual teacher shed light on his criticism of modern societal structures and jail systems.
A Man’s Life Threatened: Shocking New Developments in the Rudnev Case
The Russian dissident and spiritual teacher has been hospitalized again for emergency surgery.
A Call to Conscience and Citizen Intervention in the Rudnev Case
Growing humanitarian concerns and troubling prosecutorial conduct demand urgent action through an official mechanism that authorities are already reviewing
Konstantin Rudnev and Facundo Jones Huala: A Prosecutor’s Shadow Over Two Lives
Two prisoners, two communities in anguish, and one prosecutorial will that refuses to bend