Children in FSB Captivity: Why Has the State Declared War on the Young?
Children in FSB Captivity: Why Has the State declared war on the young?
Before his arrest, Alexander Leleko had managed to finish the ninth grade and enroll in a construction college. In July 2023, 16-year-old Leleko was detained together with two friends. According to the investigation, the teenagers set fire to two relay cabinets "on the instructions of an unidentified person." No one was hurt, and the children did not disrupt train traffic in any way.
Minors are increasingly becoming victims of political cases. According to Memorial, at least 117 teenagers since the start of the war are serving sentences in penal colonies for sabotage, arson, and explosions. Less is written about them, and almost no one publicly stands up for them to draw the attention of the media and human rights defenders, including their own relatives.
Why has the state gone after children? Journalist Ilya Azar looked into this question specifically for OVD-Info.
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Children in FSB Captivity: Why Has the State Declared War on the Young? / Ilya Azar's Analysis
Minors are increasingly becoming victims of political cases. According to Memorial, at least 117 teenagers since the start of the war are serving sentences in penal colonies for sabotage, arson, and explosions. Human rights defenders believe that a significant proportion of them have become victims…
When Teenagers Became the Easiest Enemy
Since the war began, 117 teenagers have been jailed for sabotage, arson, and explosions.
Easier to jail children than answer questions.