Shamil Galimov and Ilmir Motygullin were sentenced to 17 and 13 years, respectively, in a strict regime penal colony, although there is no evidence they were preparing acts of violence, or called for the commission of such acts.

We oppose a broad interpretation of the notion of ‘justification of terrorism’ and the criminalisation of careless comments on the Internet

The authorities are increasing its pressure on civic activists

Antonova was involved in ordinary political activities. She is being prosecuted under an unjust article of the Russian Criminal Code for participation in the activities of an undesirable organization because she is a supporter of Open Russia

Statement from Human Rights Organizations

Aitakhadzhi Khalimov saved three videos containing archive footage from the First Chechen war on his VKontakte page. A court sentenced him to 3.5 years’ imprisonment on charges of justifying of terrorism

The second trial of Yuri Dmitriev, a historian, the head of the Karelian Memorial Society, our friend, colleague, and ally, is almost over.

FIDH statement 

All ten Muslims were found guilty under terrorist articles of the Russian Criminal Code, although there is no evidence they committed, or planned to commit, violent crimes

Aleksandr Gabyshev, suspected of inciting extremism, has been forcibly hospitalised in a psychiatric hospital