Since the start of the year, at least six people imprisoned in Russia for political reasons have died. Here is who they were

Since the start of the year, at least six people imprisoned in Russia for political reasons have died. Here is who they were

According to the human rights organization Memorial (which a court recently banned for good), there are more than five thousand victims of political repression in Russia. At least 68 of them have died in custody, and at least six of them since the start of 2026. Meduza briefly tells the story of each of these six dead.

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In just 4 months (!) since the start of 2026, at least 6 people convicted on political charges have died in Russian pretrial detention centers and prison colonies…

According to the human rights organization Memorial (which a court recently banned for good), more than five thousand people in Russia are victims of political repression. At least 68 of them have died in custody over the past decade and a half, and at least six of them since the beginning of 2026…