Political Prisoners Memorial

Igor Sergunin, who served as legal counsel to the late Alexei Navalny, has been released from Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 1 in the Vladimir region ↓ memopzk.org/en/news/alexei…

At least 66 individuals held in Russia for political reasons have lost their lives, whether in state custody, shortly after their release, or as a direct result of abduction and torture. @30_memorial_hrc

Health Tetiana’s physical condition is critical. Medical professionals suspect an oncological illness, yet she is being denied the comprehensive examination and treatment she urgently requires.

Son Her seven-year-old son currently lives in Ukraine with his paternal grandparents. His mother is held in the IK-3 penal colony in Russia’s Kostroma region. Tetiana has been effectively stripped of her role as a mother and is denied the right to raise her son.

This is the story of Tetiana Omelchenko, a mother and widow currently held in a Russian penal colony. She is separated from her 7-year-old son by a 12-year sentence and over 1,000 miles; he remains in Ukraine, waiting for her return. Sign the petition ↓ dyatel.org/en/campaigns/m… Every signature and every share strengthens our collective voice. Together, we can help bring these mothers home. This post is part of our joint series with the volunteer campaign @facesresistance Portrait by K. Kirson, Mannheim, Germany.

New testimony obtained by @RSF_en reveals final days of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna while held in Russian captivity ↓ memopzk.org/en/news/new-te…

A 66-year-old woman from the Zaporizhzhia region has been sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for providing financial assistance to the Ukrainian army, following a trial in a Russian-occupied court ↓ memopzk.org/en/news/ukrain…

Oleg Prikhodko, a 67-year-old blacksmith from Crimea and a veteran of the Maidan protests, is facing the prospect of life imprisonment ↓ memopzk.org/en/news/67-yea…

A new criminal case has been opened against Tofig Abdulgaziev, a terminally ill Crimean Tatar activist, following a court hearing intended to consider his release on compassionate grounds ↓ memopzk.org/en/news/crimea…

New details emerge in death of preacher Khristolyub Vegan: Found hanged in a punishment isolation cell with ‘broken’ CCTV ↓ memopzk.org/en/news/new-de…

By April 2026, according to @mediazona_en count, at least 225 criminal cases had been opened across Russia over donations to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) made after it was banned as 'extremist' in August 2021 ↓ en.zona.media/article/2026/0…

Daughter Saniya has a minor daughter who requires ongoing medical treatment.

Sentence Initially arrested on administrative charges of disobeying the police, Saniya was later charged with participating in mass riots and using violence against officials. During the demonstration outside the Baymak courthouse, security forces deployed batons, tear gas, and stun grenades. In response, some in the crowd threw snowballs. Investigators alleged that 'unidentified persons' had employed 'violence not life-threatening or harmful to health'. Saniya was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Her son, Danis, received four and a half years. No specific charges of violence were brought.

Saniya Uzyanbaeva is a mother of two. Her youngest daughter is a minor who requires ongoing medical treatment. You can support Saniya and other mothers by signing our petition ↓ dyatel.org/en/campaigns/m… Every signature, every share strengthens our collective voice. Together, we can bring these mothers home to their children. This post is part of our joint series with the volunteer campaign @facesresistance Portrait by incognito, Russia.