Spycraft 101
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Arrested in Moscow
Laurent Vinatier was in Moscow for ten days to attempt to recruit participants for an upcoming conference on artificial intelligence, as part of his work for a Swiss conflict mediation organization. He had worked for the Center for Humanita...
From Cuba to the Congo - an Exile's Journey
As a student growing up in Cuba in the late 1950s, Angel Manuel Benitez demonstrated against the Batista regime, and initially welcomed the revolution. But when he realized the communist ideology backing the revolution, he took action again...
Persona non grata in Moscow
Albertus Gerardus Janse van Rensburg arrived in Moscow to serve as Second Secretary of the British Embassy in September 2025. He was followed, filmed, and photographed extensively throughout his short time in Moscow.
Van Rensburg was photo...
Escape to America
Janosh “J” Neumann (pseudonym) grew up in the final years of the Soviet Union as the grandson of a KGB officer. At age 17, following a months-long student exchange trip to the United States, he entered training to become an FSB officer hims...
Spy Ring in San Jose
Soroor Ghandali (picture left), her sister Samaneh Ghandali (pictured second from right), and Samaneh’s husband Mohammad Khosravi were all arrested in mid-February. Soroor and Samaneh are the daughters of Shahabuddin Ghandali, founder of Ir...
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