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Back in 2020 they were illegally detained and tortured in Grozny

Statement by Memorial Human Rights Centre

Pavel Zelensky is being prosecuted for inciting extremism. We believe that, despite the controversial nature of Zelensky’s emotional response, there is no evidence of an offence in his words and the prosecution should be dropped.

In 2016 five Muslims received sentences ranging from 5.5 to 17 years in prison on charges of participation in a terrorist organisation and preparation of a violent takeover of power, although there was no evidence of inciting any kind of violence in the case

A criminal investigation found that Karim Yamadayev of Naberezhnye Chelny, in a staged video, insulted public officials and incited terrorism

They ask to react to the adoption of repressive laws in Russia

Marsel Gimaliev, who is fighting to obtain official recognition for his disability after he suffered a fractured spine, faces life imprisonment

Statement by Memorial Human Rights Centre

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