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Ilfat Galimov and Rustam Khalikov are charged with terrorism offences solely because of their alleged involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. They are not charged with acts of violence, preparations for such acts, or with incitement or justification of violence

Statement by FIDH

Borovikov has been charged with unlawful trafficking in pornography for posting on his social media page a music video on Rammstein’s song Pussy

Drugs were planted on Rashid Maisigov and he has been wrongfully accused of inciting violation of the country’s territorial integrity

Radik Khairutdinov and Elmar Mamedov have been charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation, although they have not been charged with any acts of violence, preparation of such, or incitement or justification of violence

Rais Mavlyutov has been charged with organising and participating in a terrorist organisation, as well as financing such an organisation and public justification of terrorism. There is no evidence of the justification or incitement of violence and investigators have most likely put pressure on the witnesses

Over the year, the number of political prisoners in Russia has increased from 305 to 362

Shamil Fataliev and ten other Muslims from St. Petersburg have been convicted on charges of involvement in an extremist organisation. Fataliev received the longest term of seven years in a penal colony

The programme for the support of political prisoners analyses the situation and outlines ways to improve it

Sentence Highlights Politically Motivated Persecution

Sergei Lavrov was sentenced to five years in a penal colony and compulsory psychiatric treatment under a ‘terrorist’ article of the Russian Criminal Code, although his entire prosecution was based on a broad interpretation of ‘justification of terrorism.’

Mikhail Iosilevich is being prosecuted solely because opposition events were held on a property owned by him. The journalist Irina Slavina, who was driven to suicide, was a witness in the case

Karina Tsurkan is charged with spying for Moldova, but her guilt has not been proved and the investigation has been conducted with gross violations of the law

Dursoltan Taganova Risks Arbitrary Detention, Torture if Returned Home

We demand the release of Bagavudin Omarov and an end to the prosecution of alleged supporters of At-Takfir wal-Hijra for offences under anti-extremist articles of the Russian Criminal Code

Memorial has published a report reviewing the use of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code

Semyon Simonov is being prosecuted for the failure of Southern Human Rights Centre, an NGO he heads, to pay a fine for not registering as a ‘foreign agent.’

Ruslan Mesutov, Lenur Khalilov, Ruslan Nagayev and Eldar Kantimirov, all from the town of Alushta in Crimea, are being prosecuted under ‘terrorism’ articles of the Russian Criminal Code without having been charged with terrorism

Magomed Khamkhoyev is facing unsubstantiated charges of inciting violence not dangerous to life or health against law enforcement officers during the forcible dispersal of a peaceful rally in Ingushetia in March 2019

We demand the immediate release of Aleksandr Shabarchin, sentenced to two years in a penal colony, and the quashing of the convictions in the case, one other victim of which has been Danila Vasilyev who was given a suspended sentence.