Anna Karetnikova: And for those who don’t make it, please forgive me!
12 - 19 January 2026 by Anna Karetnikova Source: Facebook 12 January 2026 Public opinion is an amazing thing (I think to myself all of a sudden, not that I’m…
Sergei Davidis: ‘Everyone who speaks out against the war and the dictatorship is an ally’
11- 31 December 2025 by Sergei Davidis Source: Facebook 11 December 2025 Starting from the most general considerations and practical experience, we had no reason to expect anything good to…
Preventive registration in penal colonies and remand centres: to whom it is applied, how it is lifted, and what it threatens (Memorial)
17 October 2025 by Memorial Human Rights Centre Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre On 15 October, a message appeared in the support group for political prisoner and municipal deputy Aleksei…
Aleksandr Cherkasov
Aleksandr Cherkasov: The defeat of the Putin regime is necessary for Russia itself
Photo: Nikita Mouraviev 31 July 2023 Danila Galperovich interviews Aleksandr Cherkasov Source: Voice of America The former head of Memorial Human Rights Centre that was closed down by the Russian…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Aleksei Moskalev, whose daughter drew an anti-war picture in a lesson at school, is a political prisoner
28 March 2023 Aleksei Moskalev, a resident of Tula region, has been put under house arrest on charges of ‘discrediting’ the Russian army in a post on the Odnoklassniki social…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Cherepovets resident Vitaly Torochkov is a political prisoner
16 March 2023 Vitaly Torochkov was remanded in custody on charges of inciting terrorist activities for reposting a video on the VK social media site Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Marat Bazarbaev and Vadim Nasyrov are political prisoners
7 March 2023 Marat Bazarbaev and Vadim Nasyrov, if convicted on charges of participation in Hizb ut-Tahrir, could face up to life imprisonment Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Ufa resident Azat Lukmanov is a political prisoner
10 March 2023 Azat Lukmanov has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Nikita Tushkanov, a teacher from Komi, is a political prisoner
3 March 2023 Nikita Tushkanov has been remanded in custody on charges of ‘discrediting’ the Russian army and justifying terrorism for anti-war posts on the VKontakte social media site Source:…
‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Rustem Osmanov is a political prisoner
20 February 2023 Rustem Osmanov was sentenced to six years in a strict regime penal colony after conviction on charges of participating in the Crimean Tatar battalion Source: Political Prisoners.…
