Roman Pichuzhin, a participant in a January protest in Moscow, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international criteria, considers Moscow opposition activist Roman Pichuzhin a political prisoner. We believe he has been prosecuted and

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Crimean Tatar activist Emil Ziyadinov is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers Emil Ziyadinov a political prisoner. We believe he is being prosecuted for the non-violent exercise of freedom of religion and the right of association.

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An artist from Khabarovsk charged with justifying terrorism is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers Maksim Smolnikov a political prisoner. We believe he is being prosecuted for exercising his rights to freedom of speech, thought and expression. So far as we know,

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Georgy Guyev, sentenced to six years in a penal colony on charges of financing terrorism, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international criteria, considers Georgy Guyev a political prisoner. We believe he has been deprived of liberty for the non-violent

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Amnesty International: Belarus 2020

Das Jahr 2020 war in Belarus von nicht nachlassenden friedlichen Protesten geprägt. Die Präsidentschaftswahl im August war Auslöser für die eklatanteste Unterdrückung der Meinungs-, Versammlungs-

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Andrei Pivovarov, former director of Open Russia, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers the former executive director of Open Russia, Andrei Pivovarov, a political prisoner. We believe he is

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Vadim Bektemirov, a religious leader from Simferopol accused of involvement in the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers Vadim Bektemirov, a Crimean Tatar, a political prisoner. We believe he is being prosecuted for the

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Ismet Ibragimov, a Crimean resident accused of involvement in the banned Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner

Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines, considers Ismet Ibragimov a political prisoner. We believe he is being prosecuted for the non-violent exercise of freedom

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UN-Menschenrechtschefin: Lage in Belarus und Russland wird schlechter

In Ländern wie Belarus und Russland werden die Menschenrechte nach Einschätzung von UN-Hochkommissarin Michelle Bachelet immer stärker eingeschränkt. Die Regierung in Minsk habe entschieden, dass

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On the designation of civil society associations linked to Aleksei Navalny as extremist. Statement

Late on the evening of 9 June Judge Vyacheslav Polyga sitting in Moscow City Court designated three civil society associations linked to political prisoner Aleksei

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