In Novosibirsk, activist Vladimir Sukhov went on a one-man campaign in support of RusNews journalists, as well as freedom for political prisoners.
In Novosibirsk, on Lenin Square, the activist Vladimir Sokhov came out on a one-man picket in support of RusNews journalists Roman Ivanov, Olga Komaleva* and Maria Ponomarenko.
During the ceremony, Sokov recalled the cases of aggravated detention of prisoners in places of deprivation of liberty. In particular, he mentioned reports from the eastern territories that political prisoner Alexei Petrov had broken ribs. He also recalled that the leg of the political scientist Alexander Kinev** was broken in Moscow, and in Novosibirsk, the journalist Oleg Mailer was questioned during a search.
"There is a worsening in the detention of prisoners in non-recreational places, so to speak. Word was received from our eastern territories that Alexei Petrov's ribs were broken. Political scientist Kinev*'s leg was broken in Moscow; In Novosibirsk, journalist Oleg Mettler answers. This is a recent search, a new search. The so-called purge here, perhaps, these incidents that have occurred over the past week, let us take every opportunity to turn this facility toward humanism, albeit in small steps, but we will move toward the humanization of this entire prison system.
- Included in Rosfinmonitoring's list of "terrorists and extremists".
- recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent.