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Arrests that occurred this week in history
December 24, 2023
Nika Aleksandrovna Novak was arrested on journalism charges.
Nika Novak, a journalist and poet, was sentenced to 4 years in prison for allegedly cooperating with a foreign state. The case was conducted in closed sessions, and details of the charges remain unclear.
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December 21, 2022
Daniil Dmitrievich Krinari was arrested on activism charges.
Daniil Krinari, a designer and activist from St. Petersburg, was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony for allegedly cooperating with a foreign state. He was arrested in Belarus and extradited to Russia on charges of working with Ukrainian intelligence.
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December 19, 2024
Sergei Anatolyevich Krivosheev was arrested on social media charges.
Sergei Krivosheev was sentenced to 10 months of forced labor for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. His prosecution stemmed from a social media post criticizing the military, and he had previously been fined for a similar offense.
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December 19, 2022
Mikhail Vyacheslavovich Balabanov was arrested on other charges.
Mikhail Balabanov was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in a strict regime colony for preparing a terrorist act. He was accused of planning to set fire to a military commissariat in Nevinnomyssk under the direction of a Ukrainian intelligence operative.
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December 18, 2022
Aritkulov Dmitry Vinerovich was arrested on social media charges.
Dmitry Aritkulov was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison for online activity including justifying terrorism and desecrating the Russian emblem. He is also facing new charges of financing terrorism.
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Garcia Calatayud Mariano
Гарсия Калатаюд Марьяно
Case Summary
Mariano Garcia Calatayud, a Spanish volunteer living in Kherson, Ukraine, was abducted by Russian forces in March 2022. He is believed to be held in a Russian prison without any legal status and has reportedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment.
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Altai Activist Aruna Arna Suffers Asthma Attack in Pre-Trial Detention Center
Altai activist Aruna Arna experienced an asthma attack while being held in a pre-trial detention center (SIZO). Her current legal status and the reasons for her detention were not clarified.
Criminal case of treason opened against ex-military man from Novosibirsk; he has been in pre-trial detention for almost a year and a half because of a questionnaire for participation in the war on the side of Ukraine
A criminal case of treason has been opened against a former military man from Novosibirsk. He has been held in pre-trial detention for approximately 18 months due to a questionnaire he filled out expressing interest in fighting for Ukraine. The charges stem from his potential involvement in the conflict on the opposing side.
Five Marxists from Ufa sentenced to 16 to 22 years in prison on terrorism charges
Five Marxists from Ufa were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 16 to 22 years. The sentencing was related to a terrorism case. The names of the individuals were not specified in the provided text.
Security forces in Yekaterinburg raided human rights activists in a case about an 'undesirable organization'
Law enforcement officials conducted searches of human rights activists in Yekaterinburg. The searches are connected to a case involving an organization labeled as 'undesirable'. No specific names of individuals were mentioned.
Shareholder Pavel Krisevich arrested for another 12 days for petty hooliganism
Pavel Krisevich, an activist, was arrested for an additional 12 days. The arrest is related to an article about petty hooliganism.
In Chuvashia, a journalist was sentenced to compulsory labor for a publication about the police
A journalist in Chuvashia was sentenced to mandatory community service. The sentence stemmed from a publication the journalist made about the police. The journalist's name was not mentioned.
Pussy Riot recognized as an 'extremist organization'
The group Pussy Riot has been officially designated as an 'extremist organization'. This designation carries legal consequences for the group and its members. Details of the consequences were not mentioned.
Two National Bolsheviks detained at a rally against the Roblox ban in Tomsk
Two members of the National Bolsheviks were detained in Tomsk. They were participating in a rally protesting the blocking of the online game Roblox. The names of the detained individuals were not given.
Former Ministry of Emergency Situations employee from LNR sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for transferring military information to Ukrainian intelligence
A former employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison. The conviction was for allegedly transferring military information to Ukrainian intelligence services. The case highlights the risks associated with perceived collaboration with Ukraine in the region.
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