Simferopol Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 1
Articles - 20 February 2026
“Mum, I don’t want to go back there…”: blind political prisoner Sizikov was released from a penal colony on health grounds, but then the decision was overturned
Political prisoner’s mother, Olena Sizikova, spoke about what he had to endure in the colony, how he adapted to life at home after prison, and the circumstances of his new detention
News - 21 November 2025
Driving instructor Serhii Kotov from Oleshky, occupied Kherson Oblast, is unlawfully held in Russian penal colony after torture and remains in critical condition
Serhii’s only contact with his family is through letters. In his letters, he says that work in the sewing workshop is so poorly paid that it barely covers basic needs. Unlawfully detained civilians receive no humanitarian support – they have to pay for everything they need for daily life themselves
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