‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Togliatti resident Andrei Balin is a political prisoner

30 March 2023 Andrei Balin has been sentenced to seven years in a penal colony on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army for anti-war publications on the…

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‘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…

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‘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…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Ruslan Ganeev is a political prisoner

23 February 2023 Ruslan Ganeev has been charged with distributing ‘fake news’ about the Russian army in comments he published on the VK social media platform Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial…

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‘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’…

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Political Prisoners. Memorial: Dmitry Skurikhin, a businessman from Leningrad region, is a political prisoner.

9 May 2023 Dmitry Skurikhin was remanded in custody on charges of ‘discrediting’ the Russian army for expressing opinions against the war. Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The human rights project…

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Political Prisoners: Memorial: Maksim Lypkan is a political prisoner

1 May 2023 Maksim Lypkan is accused of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army for appeals to attend anti-war protests and an interview he gave to Radio Liberty Source:…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Mezhdit Ablyamitov is a political prisoner

2 March 2023 Mezhdit Ablyamitov was sentenced to six years in a strict regime penal colony on charges of participating in the Crimean Tatar battalion Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political…

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‘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.…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Crimean activist Irina Danilovich is a political prisoner

17 February 2023 Irina Danilovich was sentenced to seven years in a Russian penal colony on charges of possessing explosives Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial ‘Political Prisoners. Memorial,’ an independent human…

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