‘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: 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: Kirill Martiushev, a student from Tiumen, is a political prisoner

6 May 2023 Kiriill Martiushev was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of inciting extremism for a one-minute video message he posted on Telegram Source: Political Prisoners. Memorial…

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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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Statement by International Memorial Association in Support of Oleg Orlov

7 June 2023 Source: Memorial Society [Facebook] On 8 June, the trial will begin against our comrade, co-chair of the Memorial Centre for the Defence of Human Rights and board…

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Lana Estemirova on the criminal prosecution of Oleg Orlov: “I’m asking you to sign the petition in support of Oleg Petrovich”

6 June 2023 Source: Memorial Society [Facebook] Lana Estemirova, the daughter of Natalya Estemirova, a human rights activist and associate of the Memorial Human Rights Centre who was murdered in…

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Aleksandr Podrabinek: ‘They’re trying to break Navalny as per the Gulag, but if he survives, the hangmen will stand down.’

4 June 2023 By Aleksandr Podrabinek  Source: The Insider Today, one can only dream of the “wild” 1990s, when the country had no political prisoners. The Kremlin and its lackeys…

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