Memorial: In 2021, the list of political prisoners of Russia is growing faster than a year ago
Memorial to the victims of political repression in Surgut (archive photo) The Human Rights Center "Memorial" (included in the list of "foreign agents" according to the Ministry of Justice) announced that in 2021 the list of political prisoners was replenished faster than a year earlier. In October, according to the website of human rights defenders, in Russia, at least 420 people are in prison for political reasons. According to the statistics of the center, this is 58 more than a year earlier.