‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Yashar Shikhametov is a political prisoner

27 January 2023 Yashar Shikhametov, a resident of Crimea, has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ a human…

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‘Political Prionsers. Memorial’: Opposition activist Aleksei Onoshkin from Nizhny Novgorod, remanded in custody for anti-war posts on the VK social media site, is a political prisoner 

6 February 2023 Aleksei Onoshkin has been charged with disseminating ‘fake news’ about the Russian army and public justification of terrorism Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ a human…

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Sergei Nikitin: British Quakers write letters to political prisoners in Russia

7 April 2023 by Sergei Nikitin The English Quaker Elizabeth Fry is well known in Britain, if only because her portrait was to be found on a five-pound banknote in…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Three Ufa residents accused of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir are political prisoners

16 January 2023 Farit Kharisov, Timur Khabibullin and Radik Talipov, accused of terrorist offences, face long prison sentences Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project, ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ in…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Rustem Gugurik, a Kherson region resident convicted by a Russian court of participating in an ‘illegal armed group,’ is a political prisoner

23 January 2023 Rustem Gugurik was sentenced to eight and a half years in a strict regime penal colony on charges of involvement in the Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Kuban bloggers Stanislav Andreev and Aleksei Shamardin are political prisoners

18 January 2023 Stanislav Andreev and Aleksei Shamardin were both sentenced to two and a half years in a low security penal colony on charges of stealing two ‘disabled parking’…

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‘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…

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‘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…

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‘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…

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‘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…

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