The end of the year is the time to look back at what has been done. As the year 2020 is approaching, the Memorial Human Rights Centre is publishing new lists of Russian political prisoners who will see the new year in behind bars.

Memorial classifies Galperin as political prisoner after a suspended sentence he received for alleged incitement to extremism was replaced by a term in a penal colony

The defendants have not been involved in terrorist activites; the criminal case against them has been fabricated and is based on testimony given under cruel torture

The defendants were convicted on terrorism-related charges although the prosecution had no evidence that they committed or planned to commit crimes of violence

168 new names added to our listings

HRC Memorial lawyer Marina Agaltsova's column on Wilson Center's web-site 

The total number of Jehovah’s Witnesses currently being prosecuted for their faith has reached 206

The origin of the violence and ‘riots’ on 27 July 2019 in Moscow lay in the actions of law enforcement officers who attacked peaceful members of the public

Gadzhiev has been charged with involvement in Islamic State, an organisation banned in Russia, because of an interview with a Muslim preacher

Six Muslims have been convicted on charges of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, an organisation banned in Russia