{"id":60415,"date":"2026-03-10T15:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/dmitrij-salihov-politzaklyuchyonnyj\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:28:08","slug":"dmitry-salikhov-is-a-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/dmitry-salikhov-is-a-political-prisoner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dmitry Salikhov is a political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>An entrepreneur from Vladivostok was sentenced to two years in prison over a WhatsApp status<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Dmitry Salikhov from Vladivostok came across a YouTube announcement of a fundraising campaign for one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). He took a screenshot of the text shown in the video and posted it as his WhatsApp Status. Anyone who had Salikhov\u2019s phone number in their contacts could view the status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Salikhov\u2019s acquaintances reported him to the law enforcement authorities. His testimony became the basis for the criminal case, and he later served as the prosecution\u2019s key witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salikhov was detained in late August or early September 2024 and charged with publicly calling for activities directed against the security of the state (Article 280.4 of the Russian Criminal Code). On 16 April 2025, he was sentenced to two years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A detailed description of Dmitry Salikhov\u2019s case and of our position is available on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/figurant\/salihov-dmitrij-ernestovich\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I help?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can write to Dmitry Salikhov at the following address:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ru:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>675020, \u0410\u043c\u0443\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0433. \u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a, \u0443\u043b. \u0410\u043b\u0431\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f, \u0434. 45, \u0424\u041a\u0423 \u0418\u041a-8 \u0423\u0424\u0421\u0418\u041d \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0410\u043c\u0443\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u0421\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0432 \u0414\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u042d\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447, 1990 \u0433. \u0440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>En:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penal Colony No. 8, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Amur Oblast, 45 Albazinskaya St., Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, 675020, Russia, Salikhov Dmitry Ernestovich, born 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note that letters in languages other than Russian are highly unlikely to reach the intended recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can send an email via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zonatelecom.ru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZT<\/a>\u00a0(for payment with all bank cards) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note that letters in languages other than Russian are highly unlikely to reach the recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/donate-to-support-political-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can donate<\/a>&nbsp;to support all political prisoners in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-60415","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","regions-primorie-krai","news-type-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dmitry Salikhov is a political prisoner - Political prisoners support. 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