“Whatever I am, I am not a criminal.” Speech by Evgeniya Berkovich in court

Evgeniya Berkovich [Source: social media] 30 November 2023  Source: Spektr.press Moscow City Court has denied the appeal against the pre-trial detention of director Evgeniya Berkovich and screenwriter Svetlana Petriychuk. Today, Berkovich…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Daniil Seryogin from Simferopol is a political prisoner

14 November 2023 Daniil Seryogin has been sentenced to 18 months in a low-security penal colony for anti-war posts on Facebook Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners.…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Vladimir Timofeev is a political prisoner

10 November 2023 Vladimir Timofeev, a left-wing activist from Irkutsk, has been sentenced to two years eight months in a penal colony for a comment approving the actions of the…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Igor Levchenko, a musician, is a political prisoner

9 November 2023 Ukrainian citizen Igor Levchenko has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for an anti-war video posted on Instagram Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights…

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‘I acted for the purpose of defending the interests of the Russian Federation.’ Sasha Skochilenko’s speech at her trial

Photo source: Amnistie.ca 14 November 2023 On 16 November 2023 a court in St Petersburg sentenced the artist Aleksandra Skochilenko to seven years in a penal colony on charges of…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Vyacheslav Polkanov is a political prisoner

24 October 2023 Vyacheslav Polkanov has been remanded in custody on charges of repeated 'discrediting' of the Russian army Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project 'Political Prisoners. Memorial',…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Feliks Eliseev is a political prisoner

31 October 2023 Feliks Eliseev, an anti-fascist activist from Lipetsk, is charged with justification of terrorism and treason Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’, in…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Ukrainian activist Serhiy Tsygipa is a political prisoner

27 October 2023 Serhiy Tsygipa has been sentenced in occupied Crimea on charges of espionage to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Yaroslav Vilchevsky from Vladivostok is a political prisoner

17 October 2023 Yaroslav Vilchevsky is a political prisoner Yaroslav Vilchevsky, an activist from Vladivostok, has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony  for ‘justifying’ the 2018 suicide…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Konstantin Seleznev from Moscow is a political prisoner

12 October 2023 Konstantin Seleznev has been remanded in custody after sending the Prosecutor General the UN report on the events in Bucha and reminding Putin about the shooting down…

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