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Nariman Derman, Asan Dursunov, and Eldar Kestan are political prisoners
Three Crimean Tatars from Kherson Oblast have been convicted on charges of participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion and sentenced to serve three and a half years in a strict regime penal colony.
16 Dec, 2024
Maksim Asriyan is a political prisoner
A nurse from St. Petersburg has been sentenced to eight years in a strict-regime penal colony on charges of attempted terrorism and treason for wanting to set fire to a military recruitment centre
11 Dec, 2024
Daniil Klyuka is a political prisoner
An art teacher from Lipetsk has been sentenced to 20 years in a strict-regime penal colony for transferring money to his cousin in Ukraine
09 Dec, 2024
Kirill Belousov is a political prisoner
A Saratov resident has been sentenced to five years in a strict-regime penal colony on a charge of attempting to join the Free Russia Legion
06 Dec, 2024
Pavel Korshunov is a political prisoner
An employee of a travel agency from Tolyatti has been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on a charge of terrorism for setting fire to the front door of the city council building
04 Dec, 2024
Aleksandr Dimitrenko is a political prisoner
A worker at the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant has been sentenced to 22.5 years’ imprisonment on fabricated charges of sabotage and treason
02 Dec, 2024
Mykola Martyniuk, Kateryna Kuzmenko, Petro Tsarevskiy and Volodymyr Korsunov are political prisoners
Four Ukrainians from Luhansk Oblast, three of whom have disabilities, have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for having served in the Aidar Battalion in 2014-2017
29 Nov, 2024
Yevgeny Kazantsev is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian prisoner of war with Russian citizenship has been sentenced to 11 years and 11 months of imprisonment
27 Nov, 2024
Vladyslav Plakhotnyk is a political prisoner
A 19-year-old Ukrainian prisoner of war has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for serving in the Azov Brigade
25 Nov, 2024
Andrei Vitovtov is a political prisoner
A businessman from Barnaul has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony on a charge of justifying terrorism for publications on Telegram
20 Nov, 2024
Nikolai Tsymbalyuk is a political prisoner
A resident of Altai Krai was convicted on a charge of terrorism and sentenced to six years in a penal colony for reposting texts by Arkady Babchenko on Telegram
18 Nov, 2024
Nina Slobodchikova is a political prisoner
A programmer from Moscow was convicted on a charge of treason and sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for transferring $60 to Ukraine
15 Nov, 2024
Aleksandr Nesterenko is a political prisoner
An associate professor at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University faces up to six years’ imprisonment for posting Ukrainian songs on the VK social media site
13 Nov, 2024
Alyona Krylova is a political prisoner
The civil society activist has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony in the case of the Left Resistance movement that was designated an ‘extremist group
12 Nov, 2024
Islam Zakirov is a political prisoner
A Moscow battle rapper of Kyrgyz origin has been sentenced to 20 months in a penal colony for inciting hatred against Russians
08 Nov, 2024
Solim Kamina is a political prisoner
A Moscow resident faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment for anti-war posts on the VK social media platform
07 Nov, 2024
Dmytro Heneraliuk is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian soldier has been charged with involvement in a terrorist group
05 Nov, 2024
Laurent Vinatier is a political prisoner
A French citizen has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for research work conducted without registration as a ‘foreign agent’
01 Nov, 2024
Oleksandr Liubas is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian soldier has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for attempting to raise the Ukrainian flag in Crimea
29 Oct, 2024
Sergei Kurilenko is a political prisoner
A resident of Norilsk was sentenced to 6 years in a penal colony for spreading 'fake news' about the Russian army in Facebook posts
29 Oct, 2024
On Russian Political Prisoners Day, October 30th, we are launching a campaign to raise 2.6 million roubles (€24,160) for those unjustly imprisoned.
On Russian Political Prisoners Day, October 30th, we are launching a campaign to raise 2.6 million roubles (€24,160) for those unjustly imprisoned.
28 Oct, 2024
Tatiana Laletina is a political prisoner
A student from Tomsk has been sentenced to nine years in a penal colony on a charge of treason for donating $30 to a Ukrainian fund
25 Oct, 2024
Ivan Chernenko is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian soldier who took part in the defence of Azovstal has been sentenced to 18 years in a strict-regime penal colony for serving in the Azov Battalion
23 Oct, 2024
Denys Muryha is a political prisoner
A former Ukrainian soldier has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for serving in the Aidar Battalion
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