‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: St. Petersburg poet and documentary filmmaker Vsevolod Korolev is a political prisoner

29 July 2022 Vsevolod Korolev, a St. Petersburg poet and documentary filmmaker remanded in custody on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army, is a political prisoner. Until…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Alberto Giraldo, a Colombian citizen accused of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army, is a political prisoner

21 June 2022 According to the investigators, Alberto Giraldo was engaged in mass mailing of messages about crimes of the Russian military in Ukraine Source: Human Rights Project 'Support for…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Three residents of Crimea, accused of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, are political prisoners

20 June 2022 According to investigators, a three-member terrorist cell was headed by a person with severe visual impairment Source: Human Rights Project 'Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial' The Human…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Olga Smirnova, a member of the Peaceful Resistance movement, is a political prisoner

16 June 2022 Olga Smirnova has been remanded in custody on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army for posts on the VKontakte social media site Source: Human…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Kirov activist who spoke out against the war is a political prisoner

14 June 2022 Richard Rouz and Maria Rouz face up to 10 years in a penal colony on charges of disseminating ‘fake news’ about the Russian army Source: Human Rights…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Mikhail Kavun, accused of funding Right Sector, is a political prisoner

9 June 2022 The charges against Mikhail Kavun are based on photographs of trips to Ukraine and on testimony from secret witnesses and from a repeat offender currently serving time…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Five Crimeans charged with involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organisation banned in Russia, are political prisoners

8 June 2022 Dzhebbar Bekirov, Zavur Abdullaev, Rustem Murasov, Rustem Tairov and Raif Fevziev are being prosecuted for terrorist offences, although the evidence against them does not even contain incitement…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: St. Petersburg artist Aleksandra Skochilenko is a political prisoner 

3 June 2022 The artist Aleksandra Skochilenko was remanded in custody on charges of disseminating ‘fake news’ about the Russian army after a performance protest in which she replaced price…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Barnaul journalist Maria Ponomarenko is a political prisoner

27 May 2022 She has been remanded in custody on charges of disseminating ‘fake news’ about the Russian army in a Telegram post about the deaths of Mariupol residents Source:…

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Human Rights Project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Vladimir Zavyalov and Aleksandr Nozdrinov, charged with distributing ‘fake news’ about the Russian army, are political prisoners 

31 May 2022 Zavyalov was placed under house arrest for putting anti-war price tags in a store; Nozdrinov was remanded in custody for a post on a Telegram channel Source:…

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