Nikolai, a blogger, journalist and anarchist activist, was detained on November 11, 2020, by GUBOPiK and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During his detention, he was beaten, pepper sprayed in his eyes and forced to appear in a video for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After his detention, Nikolai was tortured, demanding access to Telegram channels.
He was convicted on charges of organizing protests and extremism. In prison, he was repeatedly punished: sent to solitary confinement, punishment cells, and restricted in communication. In 2023, Nikolai continued to receive penalties for minor violations. In 2024, a new case was opened against him under the article for "disobeying the demands of the administration of a correctional institution" - it is applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate, for fictitious violations.
In October 2024, it became known that he had been in a punishment cell (SHIZO) for the fourth month.
Trial outcome 10.11.2021: 5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 25.01.2022: the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 28.06.2022: 2 years 10 months of prison regime.
Youth activist.
He was detained on April 20, 2022. A video with the detainee appeared on the channels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Arseniy was held in a temporary detention facility and then transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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