Two Muslims from Tatarstan, convicted of participation in the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, are political prisoners, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Shamil Galimov and Ilmir Motygullin, both Muslims from Tatarstan, political prisoners and demands their immediate release. We call on the

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The prosecution of Yulia Galyamina is unlawful and politically motivated, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Yulia Galyamina a victim of unlawful, politically-motivated prosecution. We demand an immediate end to her criminal prosecution and the dropping

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Memorial says Kaluga resident, Ivan Lyubshin, convicted of justifying terrorism for a comment on social media, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Kaluga resident Ivan Lyubshin a political prisoner and believes the charges against him should be dropped, Lyubshin himself immediately released, and his

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The criminal prosecution of Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova is illegal and politically motivated, Memorial says

Who is Yana Antonova and what is she accused of? Yana Antonova is a pediatric surgeon, a civic activist and a candidate in the upcoming elections to Krasnodar city assembly. From March 2017 to March

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Cicero: „Der Staat muss das Blutbad stoppen“

Zwei Tage nach den Wahlen in Belarus gab es bei den Protesten das erste Todesopfer, Tausende sitzen in Haft. Die einzige im Land verbliebene Oppositionsführerin

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A Chechen from Kazakhstan, convicted of justifying terrorism for videos on social networks, is a political prisoner, Memorial says

Who is Aitakhadzhi Khalimov Aitakhadzhi Khalimov is an ethnic Chechen whose ancestors were deported to Kazakhstan during Stalin’s rule but then returned to their homeland.

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On the Yuri Dmitriev’s sentence. Statement by International Memorial

The lengthy court case against Yuri Dmitriev was ended today, 22 July 2020, with a guilty verdict on some of the charges and a sentence of 3 years and 6

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Left-wing politician and video blogger Nikolai Platoshkin is a political prisoner, Memorial says

Who is Nikolai Platoshkin and what is he accused of? Nikolai Platoshkin, a former diplomat who has a PhD in history, is an associate professor and head of the department of international relations and diplomacy

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Yuri Dmitriev is innocent, he must be released

Due to Yuri Dmitriev, the names of many thousands of people, victims of state political terror in our country, were deduced from nonexistence. For more than thirty years, he dedicated himself

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The attacks against independent journalists in Russia must stop

Moscow, Paris, Brussels, — On July 7, the Federal Security Service detained Ivan Safronov, a former well-known Kommersant and Vedomosti journalist, accusing him of high

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