‘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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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Journalist Ivan Safronov is a political prisoner

28 November 2022 Ivan Safronov has been sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony on a trumped up charge of treason Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial The…

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‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Askhabali Alibekov is a political prisoner

2 November 2022 Askhabali Alibekov, a blogger remanded in custody on charges of repeatedly ‘discrediting’ the Russian army, could face three years’ imprisonment if convicted Source: Telegram The human rights…

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Human Rights Defence Centre Memorial: On the conviction and sentencing of Ivan Safronov

6 September 2022 On 5 September 2022, Moscow City Court sentenced journalist Ivan Safronov to 22 years in prison on charges of treason.  Source: Telegram  The blatantly unlawful verdict mechanically…

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