Political prisoners arrested because of anti-war speeches or protests
You can check the current address of political prisoners very easily through the Telegram bot Svobot (need a telegram app for that): just send the name of the prisoner there and you will get their address in response.
1. Anastasia Levashova
Student Anastasia Levashova threw a Molotov cocktail in the direction of the police at a protest on the first day of the war (February 24).
Levashova was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony under the article on violence against representatives of authorities.
Address for letters:
109383, Москва, ул. Шоссейная, 92, СИЗО-6,
Левашовой Анастасии Михайловне 1999 г.р.
2. Vladimir Sergeyev
Vladimir Sergeev was detained at an anti-war rally on March 6, 2022. Molotov cocktails were found in his backpack.
During the arrest Sergeev took a lethal dose of methadone. However, the police quickly took him to the intensive care unit. Vladimir stayed in a coma for several days.
When he came out of the coma, he was prosecuted for “preparation of hooliganism” and taken into custody. Now charged with “preparation for a terrorist attack,” he faces up to 10 years in prison.
Address for letters:
127055, Москва, ул. Новослободская д. 45, СИЗО-2,
Сергееву Владимиру Андреевичу 1985 г. р.
3. Anton Zhuchkov
Anton, a friend of Vladimir Sergeyev, was detained at the same time as him at an anti-war rally on March 6, 2022.
During his arrest, Zhuchkov took a lethal dose of methadone. However, the police quickly took him to the intensive care unit. Anton stayed in a coma for several days.
When the man came out of the coma, he was prosecuted for “preparation for hooliganism” and taken into custody. Now charged with “preparation for a terrorist attack,” he faces up to 10 years in prison.
Address for letters:
127055, Москва, ул. Новослободская д. 45, СИЗО-2,
Жучкову Антону Александровичу 1983 г. р.
4. Tatuiko Zakhar Alexandrovich.
Bartender. Took down a law enforcement officer at an anti-war rally in St. Petersburg.
Sentenced to 1 year 4 months in a penal colony.
Address for letters:
188800, Ленинградская область, г. Выборг, ул. Резервная 2, СИЗО-3,
Татуйко Захару Александровичу 1997 г.р.
5. Valery Valeryevich Dubenyuk
At the anti-war rally in St. Petersburg, he pushed a law enforcement officer. He was sentenced to one year in a colony.
Address for letters:
196655, Санкт-Петербург, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., 9, СИЗО-1,
Дубенюку Валерию Валерьевичу 1992 г.р.
6. Maltsev Igor Aleksandrovich.
According to the investigation, they held a performance with Sofia Semenova on March 6, during which they burned an effigy in camouflage with a bag on its head and the inscription “BELIEVE”.
Address for letters:
196655, Санкт-Петербург, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., 9, СИЗО-1,
Мальцев Игорь Александрович 1999 г.р.
7. Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza
Politician. According to the investigation, on 15 March Kara-Murza “in a public speech before members of the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona of the United States of America, acting on grounds of political hatred, distributed under the guise of reliable reports deliberately false information containing data about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to bombard residential areas and social infrastructure, including maternity homes, hospitals, and schools, as well as about the use of other prohibited means and methods of conducting war during the special military operation. Before that, he was arrested for 15 days on a ridiculous charge of disobeying the lawful demand of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the CAO).
In 2015 and 2017, he was poisoned by the same team that organized the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the RF Armed Forces” (part 2 of Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
125130, Москва, ул. Выборгская, д. 20, СИЗО-5,
Кара-Мурзе Владимиру Владимировичу 1981 г.р.
8. Aleksei Gorinov
Gorinov was a municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow. According to the investigation, on March 15, at the meeting of the council of deputies Gorinov spread deliberately false information “about the Russian Federation conducting military aggressive actions on the territory of another sovereign state, calling them not a special military operation, but a war”, about the invasion of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian army “with the purpose of seizing its territory, eliminating its independence, changing its political or social order”, about the daily death of children in the war in Ukraine, and that the Russian army actions “as an element of the strongest military action in Ukraine. The Helsinki Group reported that he was held in torture conditions in the detention center: the cell where the man was placed contained seven people, although it was designed for four, during his detention he had to sleep on the concrete floor.
On July 8, Gorinov was sentenced to seven years in prison.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the RF Armed Forces” (part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the RF)
Address for letters (only paper letters):
ФКУ ИК-2 по Владимирской области, 601122
Улица Франца Штольверка дом 6
Владимирская область, Петушинский район,
Город Покров.
Горинову Алексею Александровичу 1961 г.р.
9. Rose Richard Richardovich
According to the investigation, Richard and his wife Maria published on their personal pages in “VKontakte” posts, images, and videos containing “deliberately false information about the goals, objectives, and procedure of a special military operation on the territory of the settlement of Bucha, Kyiv region”. The law enforcers put pressure on Richard Rose, demanding that he give a confession, threatening otherwise that Maria could be transferred to the detention center, the son would be taken to an orphanage, and Richard himself would be moved to unbearable conditions. In addition, the investigator announced that the lawyer Inna Kosheleva could no longer defend him. Rose refused to answer any questions about the case or perform procedural actions in the presence of a public attorney after that.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the RF Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the RF Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
610004, г. Киров, ул. Мопра, д.1, СИЗО-1,
Роузу Ричарду Ричардовичу 1985 г.р.
Musician, artist. According to investigators, she replaced the price tags in grocery stores with leaflets with information about the shooting of the Mariupol Drama Theater and the death of civilians. She was taken into custody despite celiac disease – gluten intolerance. At first, they refused to hand over the food she could eat, and in the detention center she was poisoned by her cellmates. Later it became known that the artist was transferred to another cell with better conditions.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the RF Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
195009, г. Санкт- Петербург, ул. Арсенальная д. 11, СИЗО-5,
Скочиленко Александре Юрьевне 1990 г.р.
Activist and author of the Siberian media RusNews. She was tried for a post in a telegram channel about Mariupol residents who had taken refuge in the local drama theater and were killed in a Russian airstrike. Her underaged children were interrogated without her (or her representative) present to testify against Maria.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code)
Address for letters: under house arrest.
12. Mikhail Afanasyev
The editor-in-chief of “Novyi Fokus” (New Focus). Earlier, the media published a text about OMON officers from Khakassia who refused to go to fight in Ukraine.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Address for letters:
655017, Республика Хакасия, г. Абакан, кв. Молодежный, 22Б, СИЗО-1,
Афанасьеву Михаилу Вячеславовичу 1976 г.р.
13. Ochirov Altan Sankhimovich.
Cотрудник мэрии. Был владельцем телеграм-канала «Вольный Улус», в котором публиковал со служебного компьютера посты о войне с Украиной.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Address for letters:
358007, Республика Калмыкия, г. Элиста, жилой квартал Северный № 9, СИЗО-1,
Очирову Алтану Санхимовичу 1981 г.р.
14. Nozdrinov Alexander Anatolievich
Blogger. The reason for the initiation of the case was a certain publication on his Telegram channel.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” (part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
352909, Краснодарский край, г.Армавир, ул. Пугачева, 32, СИЗО-2,
Ноздринову Александур Анатольевичу 1985 г.р.
15. Mikhailov Sergey
Publisher of the newspaper LIStok. “LIStok regularly published news related to military actions in Ukraine. There are two episodes in the case: one is related to reposts about the war on LIStok’s Telegram channel, and the other is related to the publication in the newspaper of a brief version of a Wikipedia article about the murders of civilians in Bucha.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” (part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
649105 Республика Алтай, с. Кызыл-Озек, ул. Горная, 15, СИЗО-1,
Михайлову Сергею Сергеевичу 1976 г.р.
16. Vadim Ignashov
Ukrainian sailor, who was kidnapped by the FSB from a Portuguese ship that was anchored in the port of Vladivostok.
Accused of “calling for extremist activity” (part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Address for letters:
690106, г. Владивосток, Партизанский проспект, 28 «б», СИЗО-1,
Игнашову Вадиму Александровичу 1997 г.р.
17. Kirill Martyushev
According to investigators, the young man led a telegram channel in which posts were published with a negative assessment of the Russian “special military operation” in Ukraine and calls for Tyumen residents to take to the streets.
He is accused of “calls for extremist activity” (part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Address for letters:
625000, г. Тюмень, ул. Ялуторовская, д. 42, стр. 2, СИЗО-1,
Мартюшеву Кириллу Игоревичу 1999 г.р.
18. Boyarshinov Andrei
An activist from Kazan. According to human rights activists, the case was initiated because of the posts in the telegram channel “Protest Kazan. He is accused of “incitement to terrorist activity” (part 2, article 205.2 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code).
Address for letters:
420111, Татарстан, г. Казань, ул. Япеева, д. 16, СИЗО-1,
Бояршинову Андрею Владимировичу 1984 г.р.
19. Alexey Igorevich Rozhkov
Threw a Molotov cocktail at the military registration and enlistment office in a suburb of Yekaterinburg. Accused of “attempted murder” (part 1 of article 30, part 2 of article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code).
Address for letters:
620019, г. Екатеринбург, ул. Репина, 4, СИЗО-1,
Рожкову Алексею Игоревичу 1997 г.р.
20. Shumekov Bulat
The publication “Novosti Sibiri” reported that Shumekov accused the military of committing crimes and shedding the blood of Ukrainian civilians.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Address for letters:
654034, Кемеровская область, г. Новокузнецк, ул. Полосухина, 3, СИЗО-2,
Шумекову Булату Сайлауевичу 1991 г.р.
21. Nechushkin Alexei Vladimirovich
On February 27, during a protest, he crashed his car into a police barricade and then set fire to the car’s interior. The car had inscriptions “People, get up!” and “This is war” on it. He is charged with “hooliganism” (part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code).
Address for letters:
127055, Москва, ул. Новослободская д. 45, СИЗО-2,
Нечушкину Алексею Владимировичу 1983 г. р.
22. Mikhail Kavun
Before the war began, Mikhail traveled extensively through Ukraine on a motorcycle and donated to local charities. He is now in a Russian pre-trial detention center on the Right Sector funding case.
Address for letters:
125130, Москва, ул. Выборгская д. 20, ФКУ СИЗО-5 «Водник»
Кавуну Михаилу Марковичу 1961 г.р.
23. Koltsov Vitaly Vitalievich
He threw a Molotov cocktail into a police van. Charged with “assault on the life of a law enforcement officer” (Article 317 of the Criminal Code).
Address for letters:
109382, Москва, ул. Верхние поля, д. 57, СИЗО-7,
Кольцову Виталию Витальевичу 1976 г.р.
24. Smirnova Olga Borisovna
The activist of the Peaceful Resistance movement. The reason for the case was the posts on the movement’s VKontakte page, published in early March.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
195009, г. Санкт- Петербург, ул. Арсенальная д. 11, СИЗО-5,
Смирновой Ольге Борисовне 1968 г.р.
25. Victoria Petrova Ruslanovna
A case was initiated on the dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces with a hate motive because of a certain video in VKontakte, the content of which, according to investigators, contradicts the information of the Ministry of Defense.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
195009, г. Санкт- Петербург, ул. Арсенальная д. 11, СИЗО-5,
Петровой Виктории Руслановне 1994 г.р.
26. Boris Romanov
The reason for the case was a video, published in “Vkontakte”, in which a man who resembles Romanov congratulates deputies of the Svetlanovsky Municipal Council of Deputies on the end of the war as a result of negotiations in Istanbul.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
188508, Ленинградская область, Ломоносовский район, МО Виллозское городское поселение, ул. Заречная, д.22 тупик, СИЗО-6
Романову Борису Борисовичу 1985 г. Р.
27. Ilya Yashin
Russian opposition politician, municipal authority, ex-head of Council of Deputies of the Krasnoselsky Moscow Municipal District, 39 years old. One of the few politicians who chose to stay in Russia and speak up against the war.
The news concerning the launch of this case became known on July 12th, on the final day of Yashin’s house arrest connected to charges of disobedience to police officers. The new case addresses Yashin’s YouTube stream where he talks about the killings of civilians in Bucha. On July 13th, the court ruled to place Yashin in police custody.
“Dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces” (Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code)
Address for letters:
109382, г. Москва, ул. Верхние Поля, д. 57, СИЗО-7 Капотня
Яшин Илья Валерьевич 29.06.1983 г.р.
“Bonus” list of political prisoners:
- Sergei Furgal.
Russian politician, who served as Governor of Khabarovsk Krai from 2018 until his arrest and removal in 2020 on what many considered to be politically motivated charges. The arrest of the governor provoked protests in Khabarovsk and throughout Russia – Khabarovsk residents come out to protest for their governor every day since.
Send a letter to Sergei Furgal:
Фургал Сергей Иванович, 12.02.1970 г.р.
Адрес: 111020, Москва, Лефортовский Вал, дом 5, п/я 201, СИЗО-2 ФСИН России «Лефортово» (данные из СМИ)