‘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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Witnesses Against War #8: Sociologist (f) from St Petersburg, no longer in Russia

2 June 2022 Updated 4 June 2022 Source: Witnesses Against War Witnesses Against War is an anonymous international group of journalists, writers, historians and translators, who live in Moscow and London.…

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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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Aleksandr Podrabinek: Conflict of Interest – on the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza

14 March 2023 By Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV The trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza began in Moscow City Court on 13 March at 4pm, two hours before the end of the…

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‘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…

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Podcast: Then & Now #3 – Teresa Cherfas in conversation with Lev Gudkov

17 March 2023 by Teresa Cherfas Welcome to the third episode of our new Russian-language podcast Then & Now with me, Teresa Cherfas.   After the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24,…

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