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Alexander Chervov A letter from Alexander Chervov, sentenced to seventeen and a half years in prison Alexander Chervov is a pathologist from Kemerovo. On 4 August 2023, the First Eastern District Military Court in Khabarovsk sentenced Chervov to seventeen and a half years in prison after convicting him on charges of damaging a power line and planning to set fire to a military recruitment…

Valeria Zotova Defense appeals Valeria Zotova’s verdict On June 28, the 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced nineteen-year-old Valeria Zotova to six years in prison in a criminal case fabricated by the FSB. The court has not yet provided a copy of the verdict to either Valeria or her lawyer. Therefore, the lawyer could not prepare a full-fledged appeal. But he did file a brief…

Della condanna di 13 anni, i primi tre anni verranno scontati in un carcere di massima sicurezza e il resto in una colonia penale #KirillButylin #prigionieripolitici #dirittiumani #solidarityzone #russiaukrainewar

Il 28 febbraio 2022, Kirill Butylin lanciò una molotov contro l’ufficio di arruolamento nella città di Lukhovitsa, nella regione di Mosca. Precedentemente aveva imbrattato i cancelli dell’ufficio con i colori della bandiera ucraina, scrivendo: “Non andrò a uccidere i miei fratelli!” Il 15 marzo il tribunale militare aveva condannato Kirill Butylin per tre capi d’accusa: vandalismo, atto…

Ruslan Zinin is a real Russian hero, but you won’t find many Russians talking about his heroism or his current plight for the simple reason that they’ve convinced themselves that there is nothing more to be said or done about their country’s dreadful criminal invasion of Ukraine. It is now up to Ukrainians and the “collective West” to stop Putin, whatever the cost. The vast majority of Russians…

Valeria Zotova is a new prisoner of Putin’s regime 19-year-old Valeria Zotova was detained in the wee hours of February 17. She is accused of planning to set fire to a warehouse from which supplies are sent to military personnel involved in the war against Ukraine. According to the security forces, the young woman has been charged with committing a “terrorist act” (per Article 205 of the Russian…

Ivan Kudryashov: An Anti-War Activist Tver

“Fuck the War”: a street art piece attributed to Ivan Kudryashov, photographed in Tver on 1 May 2022. Photo courtesy of Solidarity Zone Ivan Kudryashov: Tver resident accused of planning arson of military enlistment office The Telegram channel Stasia and Letters reports that Tver activist Ivan Kudryashov is in a pretrial detention center, charged with planning to set fire to a military…

Vladlen Menshikov: A Real Russian Hero

Vladlen Menshikov. Photo courtesy of Solidarity Zone We have begun supporting Vladlen Menshikov, accused of anti-war sabotage on the railways. On September 30, pro-government media reported the arrest of 29-year-old Vladlen Menshikov by the FSB in the Sverdlovsk Region. Investigators claim that Menshikov installed short-circuiting devices on the railway at the eightieth kilometer of the stretch…

The Anti-War Case: Anton Zhuchkov and Vladimir Sergeyev

Vladimir Sergeyev (left) and Anton Zhuchkov. Photo courtesy of Solidarity Zone On November 3, a court in Moscow will consider whether to extend the remand in pretrial custody of Anton Zhuchkov and Vladimir Sergeyev, defendants in the so-called Anti-War Case Zhuchkov and Sergeyev were detained on March 6 of this year on Pushkin Square in Moscow during an anti-war demonstration. Molotov cocktails…