To Protest in Russia

As of this writing, Ildar Dadin is alive and well. He is a prisoner — but he is no longer being tortured, and his family no longer fears for his life. For now.

Dadin is probably the best-known political prisoner in Russia. And he has the unwelcome distinction of being the first person jailed under Article 212.1 of the Russian Criminal Code. Those numerals — 212.1 — are notorious among Russian democrats. “No to 212.1,” read their placards.