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Fazil Valiakhmetov

Fazil Valiakhmetov, a 71-year-old historian from Tatarstan, was sentenced to six years in prison for an anti-war post on VKontakte and for sharing a video from the 'Freedom of Russia' Legion. He was detained despite suffering from severe hypertension.

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LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Fazyl Valiakhmetov

71-year-old historian Fazyl Valiakhmetov was sentenced to six years in a colony for an anti-war post in the Tatar language and for sharing a video from the 'Freedom of Russia' Legion. He was detained despite suffering from severe hypertension.

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LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

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