{"id":33780,"date":"2024-03-22T12:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnym-mihaila-sharygina\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T00:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:04:59","slug":"my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnym-mihaila-sharygina","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnym-mihaila-sharygina\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikhail Sharygin is a political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sharygin, a former member of the Yabloko party in Nizhny Novgorod, has been remanded in custody on charges of involvement in the Navalny Headquarters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018Political Prisoners.<\/strong> Memorial\u2019 human rights project, in accordance with <\/strong>international standards<\/strong><\/a>, considers Mikhail Sharygin a political prisoner.<\/strong> Sharygin is being prosecuted on charges of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation for supporting initiatives of democratic opposition leader Aleksei Navalny.<\/strong> Sharygin\u2019s criminal prosecution violates his rights to freedom of speech, freedom of association, and fair trial.<\/strong> We demand that Mikhail Sharygin be released and his criminal prosecution terminated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who is Mikhail Sharygin and what are the charges against him?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mikhail Sharygin, 40, is a civil society activist from Nizhny Novgorod. In 2020, he had wanted to run for the city council from the Yabloko party, but the authorities refused to register him as a candidate. That same year, a criminal case was brought against him on charges of incitement of terrorism (Article 205.2, Part 2, of the Russian Criminal Code) for a comment in which he proposed to \u2018blow up the fence\u2019 around the site of an illegal construction. Sharygin was then sentenced to a large fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 13 February 2024, a Telegram channel associated with law enforcement agencies reported that a \u2018member of the Navalny Headquarters\u2019 in Nizhny Novgorod had been detained. During a search of his home, law enforcement officers found items with symbols of Navalny\u2019s Anti-Corruption Foundation and more than $10,000. The detainee turned out to be Mikhail Sharygin, although until then it had not been known that he was connected to Navalny’s organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 15 February, Sharygin was remanded in custody on charges of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation (Article 282.2). The investigative authorities claimed that \u2018on instructions of the leadership of anti-Russian centres based abroad,\u2019 the activist had \u2018intended to destabilise the situation in the run-up to the presidential election in Russia.\u2019 Sharygin was accused of reposting publications by the Navalny Headquarters and proposing that people join or support these organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do we consider Sharygin a political prisoner?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have analysed the materials that Moscow City Court used to designate Aleksei Navalny’s organisations as extremist. We have concluded that this ruling was politically motivated and unlawful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, the court presented no evidence of actual extremist activity by these organisations. Prosecution of individual employees under administrative and criminal law does not constitute such evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, regular inspections of the organisations failed to reveal extremism in their work. Nevertheless, the court accepted the results of these inspections as evidence of extremist activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do not know whether Mikhail Sharygin really reposted the Navalny Headquarters messages or whether he called for their support. Nevertheless, such actions do not constitute a crime. Hence, his criminal prosecution, based on the unlawful decision by Moscow City Court, is politically motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A detailed description of the case of Mikhail Sharygin and the position of our project are available on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognition of an individual as a political prisoner does not imply the \u2018Political Prisoners. Memorial\u2019 human rights project agrees with, or approves, their views, statements, or actions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can write to Mikhail Sharygin at the following address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Russian: 603098, \u041d\u0438\u0436\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434, \u043f\u0440-\u0442 \u0413\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0430, \u0434. 26\u0410, \u0424\u041a\u0423 \u0421\u0418\u0417\u041e-1 \u0413\u0423\u0424\u0421\u0418\u041d \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u041d\u0438\u0436\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u0428\u0430\u0440\u044b\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u041c\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0438\u043b\u0443 \u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0443 1984 \u0433.\u0440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In English: Mikhail Sergeevich Sharygin (born 1984), Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod region, 26A Prospekt Gagarina, Nizhny Novgorod, 603098, Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also send an electronic letter to Mikhail Sharygin via Zonatelecom<\/a> (Russian bank cards), PrisonMail<\/a> (other bank cards), or OVD-Info<\/a> (free of charge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that letters in languages other than Russian are highly unlikely to reach the recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can donate<\/a> to support all political prisoners in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-33780","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","regions-nizhny-novgorod-oblast","news-type-nashi-novosti-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMikhail Sharygin is a political prisoner - Political prisoners support. 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