Valery Yevsin, who took part in a protest on 23 January, has been sentenced to two years in prison and is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Valery Yevsin a political prisoner, in accordance with international guidelines defining the term. We believe he has been prosecuted for exercising the rights to freedom of expression and

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Aleksei Vorsin, head of Navalny’s office in Khabarovsk, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers 33-year-old Khabarovsk activist Aleksei Vorsin a political prisoner. We believe he is being prosecuted solely for

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Aleksei Vorsin, head of Navalny’s office in Khabarovsk, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers 33-year-old Khabarovsk activist Aleksei Vorsin a political prisoner. We believe he is being prosecuted solely for his

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The criminal prosecution of opposition activist Gleb Maryasov is politically motivated and unlawful

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines defining the term ‘political prisoner,’ considers the criminal prosecution of Krasnoyarsk activist Gleb Maryasov politically motivated and unlawful.

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The prosecution of three Moscow activists on charges of vandalism is unlawful and politically motivated

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers the criminal prosecution of Moscow activists Olga Misik, Igor Basharimov, and Ivan Vorobyovsky politically motivated and unlawful. We believe

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The prosecution of three Moscow activists on charges of vandalism is unlawful and politically motivated

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers the criminal prosecution of Moscow activists Olga Misik, Igor Basharimov, and Ivan Vorobyovsky politically motivated and unlawful. We believe the

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Salman Tepsurkayev, who was abducted, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Salman Tepsurkayev a political prisoner in accordance with international guidelines. We have reason to believe that after his abduction he was taken to Chechnya where he was forcibly

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Oleh Prykhodko, a resident of Crimea convicted of attempting to perpetrate an act of terrorism, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers Oleh Prykhodko a political prisoner. We believe he is innocent of all charges and the case against him has been fabricated. Oleh

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Muso Dzhalolov, a Tajikistani national convicted on charges of involvement in the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Muso Dzhalolov a political prisoner, in accordance with its definition of the term. We believe Dzhalolov’s criminal prosecution is politically motivated and was conducted by the authorities in order

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Kursk resident Sergei Lavrov, convicted of justifying terrorism on VKontakte, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in line with international guidelines defining the term ‘political prisoner,’ considers 29-year-old Kursk resident Sergei Lavrov a political prisoner. Lavrov’s prosecution has had the aim of forcing

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