Russia’s youngest Ukrainian prisoner sentenced to 8 years, a political prisoner to 10 years for writing to him

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 0:40 (EET) Section: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (Ukraine)

While 19-year-old Artur Panov does not deny at least some of the charges, he was just 16 when arrested and there are grounds for doubting the seriousness of the grandiose plans he appears to have discussed. 35-year-old Maxim Smyshlyaev, who received a 10-year sentence, has long been recognized as a political prisoner by the renowned Memorial Human Rights Centre. …read more

Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group