Zum Urteil gegen Jurij Dmitriev

Jurij Dmitriev wurde heute zu 13 Jahren Haft verurteilt. Die Anklagepunkte, in denen ihn die vorige Instanz, das Stadtgericht von Petrozavodsk, freigesprochen hatte, wurden zur erneuten

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Defendant in Perm ‘Putin mannequin’ case is a political prisoner, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Aleksandr Shabarchin, an opposition activist from Perm convicted in the case of the ‚Putin mannequin,‘ a political prisoner. We consider

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Memorial declares one more participant in the March 2019 protest in Ingushetia a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Magomed Khamkhoyev, a defendant in the ‘Ingush case’ (a prosecution of a number of opposition activists), a political prisoner. We believe the criminal prosecution of Khamkhoyev is based solely on his

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Journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva is a victim of politically motivated prosecution, Memorial says

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Svetlana Prokopyeva a victim of unlawful, politically motivated prosecution. Although Prokopyeva is not imprisoned, we believe it is important to

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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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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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