Politics● Elevated5d ago · Oct 29, 2026, 4:36 PM

Russian rights group documents at least 69 deaths among victims of political persecution since 2022

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Eastern Europe

At least 69 people subjected to politically motivated persecution by Russian authorities have died in Russia since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a report published by Memorial’s Political Prisoner Support human rights project to mark the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression.

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