{"id":64806,"date":"2026-08-31T13:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/otchyot-o-nashej-rabote-za-i-polugodie-2026-goda\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:40:40","slug":"political-prisoners-memorial-our-work-in-the-first-half-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/political-prisoners-memorial-our-work-in-the-first-half-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Prisoners Memorial: our work in the first half of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the first half of 2026, <em>Political Prisoners Memorial<\/em> raised <strong>3,327,522 roubles<\/strong> (approx. \u20ac33,116) to provide assistance to political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent the funds as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2,936,462.90 roubles<\/strong> (approx. \u20ac29,224) on legal assistance in politically motivated criminal cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>842,299.25 roubles<\/strong> (approx. \u20ac8,384) on legal assistance to protect the rights of political prisoners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>793,228.54 roubles<\/strong> (approx. \u20ac7,895) on humanitarian assistance to those deprived of their liberty for political reasons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, we spent <strong>4,571,990 roubles<\/strong> (approx. \u20ac45,508) \u2014 more than we raised. We cover the shortfall with funds donated to the project&#8217;s core operations. Unfortunately, this leaves us unable to develop the project further: to make the website faster and more user-friendly, to hire specialists who could significantly increase the assistance we provide to political prisoners, and to scale up our efforts to expose political repression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal assistance in politically motivated criminal cases<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We provided <strong>53 instances<\/strong> of legal assistance to <strong>26 victims<\/strong> of political repression who were deprived of their liberty. This work not only provided legal representation, but also helped protect prisoners&#8217; rights, prevented the most serious violations against them, and offered moral support to those facing politically motivated prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, we funded<strong> 63 months<\/strong> of lawyers&#8217; work on behalf of these <strong>26 people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This legal assistance included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Legal representation during the pre-trial investigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal representation before the court of first instance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal representation before the court of appeal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal representation before the court of cassation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal assistance in detention<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We provided assistance to <strong>16 prisoners<\/strong> on <strong>39 occasions<\/strong>, as some received this legal assistance more than once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we did:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arranged for lawyers to visit political prisoners in detention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensured the submission of applications, petitions and complaints about conditions of detention and violations of prisoners&#8217; rights, including cases where medical care was denied or inadequate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursued legal claims and represented prisoners in court in cases concerning conditions of detention<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This work helped secure appropriate medical care for prisoners with health conditions, as well as the medical examinations they required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Humanitarian assistance<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first half of the year, we provided <strong>60 instances<\/strong> of humanitarian assistance to <strong>40 victims<\/strong> of political repression and their family members, including <strong>30 Ukrainian citizens<\/strong> held in Russian detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forms of assistance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transferring money to prisoners&#8217; personal FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service) accounts for them to spend on food and everyday necessities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sending parcels and care packages, including medical supplies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subscribing political prisoners to magazines and newspapers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helping prisoners&#8217; families cover travel costs for long and short prison visits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing released political prisoners with financial assistance to cover transport and other essential expenses during the first days after their release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting the project&#8217;s work<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we raised <strong>4,544,317 roubles<\/strong> (approx. \u20ac45,233) to support the <em>Political Prisoners Memorial<\/em>&#8216;s work as a whole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These funds allowed us to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Organise direct assistance to political prisoners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collect and publish up-to-date information on prisoners&#8217; postal addresses, account details, support groups and upcoming solidarity initiatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain the project&#8217;s technical infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyse hundreds of criminal cases and prepare case assessments that form the basis for recognising individuals as political prisoners, enabling us to maintain our lists of political prisoners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Produce analytical materials based on data from our database of political prisoners and identify trends in politically motivated repression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry out advocacy work in defence of political prisoners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document and report on ongoing political repression in Russia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-64806","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","tags-help-was-provided","tags-report","news-type-nashi-novosti-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Political Prisoners Memorial: our work in the first half of 2026 - Political prisoners support. 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