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Cough due to cold and damp conditions in the detention cell.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
- 01Co-founder of the organization "Human Rights Defenders of the Urals".
- 02Accused of disseminating information about torture in penal institutions.
- 03Held in solitary confinement multiple times.
- 04Also facing charges for demonstrating banned symbols (Article 282.4 of the Criminal Code), specifically the Facebook logo.
- 01Treason
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Alexey Sokolov (TD case cml845mw, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cml845mwx00001vkaimhnh1mn. Original data from OVD-Info (https://ovd.info/express-news/2026/02/03/arestovannogo-po-delu-o-gosizmene-pravozashchitnika-alekseya-sokolova-s?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=(none)).
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