Dear Mikhail Khodorkovsky,

We are meeting today in Berlin at the Heinrich Boell Foundation (which is the foundation of the Green Party), to talk about the past and present in our countries, about the dissidents of the 60s, the 70s and the 80s and the protesting young people today. In our discussions, we also can not help but to to involve you and remember your fate.

Dear Mikhail Khodorkovsky, we are with you. We assure you of our deepest respect for your courage. Be assured of our solidarity. We believe in your early release and we are hoping to meet you.

Your sincerely,

Wolfgang Eichwede (Former Head of the Research Centre Eastern Europe at the University of Bremen)
Adam Michnik (Editor Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)
Gábor Demszky (Mayor of Budapest from 1990-2010)
Arseni Roginsky (Human Rights Association “Memorial”, Moscow)
Rita Suessmuth (Former President of the Bundestag)
Ralf Fuecks (Director Heinrich Boell Foundation)

The Heinrich-Boell Foundation (the original in German & Russian)

On October 1st, Khodorkovsky responded with his thanks.