‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Aleksandr Tarapon is a political prisoner
30 December 2022 Aleksandr Tarapon has been sentenced to two and a half years in a strict regime penal colony on charges of distributing ‘fake news’ about the Russian army…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Crimean Tatar activist Ansar Osmanov is a political prisoner
15 December 2022 Ansar Osmanov faces terrorism charges on account of alleged involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project, ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ in accordance with…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Three Crimean Tatars convicted of sabotage are political prisoners
13 January 2023 Nariman Dzhelyal, Asan Akhtemov and Aziz Akhtemov were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 13 to 17 years. The charges were fabricated, and during the investigation…
Aleksandr Podrabinek: In search of Nazis
22 March 2023 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV On 21 March in the early hours of the morning officers from the Investigative Committee and ‘Centre-E’ [anti-extremism police] searched the Moscow…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Crimean resident Marlen Mustafaev, convicted of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner
22 December 2022 Marlen Mustafaev has been sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ in accordance with international standards, considers Crimean…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Moscow activist Mikhail Kriger is a political prisoner
8 December 2022 Mikhail Kriger is accused of justifying terrorism in an online post from two years ago. Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’ considers…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Performance artist Pavel Krisevich is a political prisoner
23 December 2022 Krisevich has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony for his ‘suicide’ performance on Red Square Source: Political Prisoners Memorial The human rights project, ‘Political…
Irina Shcherbakova: Why monuments to Stalin are appearing in the Russian Federation
4 March 2023 On the eve of the seventieth anniversary of Iosif Stalin’s death, Deutsche Welle's Anastasia Butsko spoke with historian Irina Shcherbakova Source: Deutsche Welle Irina Shcherbakova, cofounder of…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: St. Petersburg political scientist Evgeny Bestuzhev is a political prisoner
10 November 2022 Evgeny Bestuzhev has been remanded in custody for anti-war posts on the VK social network Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial On 9 November 2022, law enforcement officers searched…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Three participants in Mayakovsky Square poetry readings are political prisoners
7 December 2023 Artem Kamardin, Nikolai Daineko and Egor Shtovba are being prosecuted for reading anti-war poetry Source: Politial Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’ considers Artem…