In the summer of 2020, in the Siberian city of Kansk, several teenagers were detained by the FSB for sticking posters criticizing the state and in support of political prisoners on the building of the security service. As a result, a criminal case was opened against three 14-year-old schoolchildren under a «terrorist» article. On February 10, 2022, one of them, Nikita Uvarov, was sentenced to 5 years in prison. The other two teenagers received suspended sentences.
4.08.2021 court hearings on the merits of the case began. Follow the campaign’s telegram channel for up-to-date updates.
8.07.2021 the beginning of court hearings on the merits of the case is scheduled. The meeting was postponed due to the illness of one of the defenders.
18.05.2021 the prosecutor’s office approved the indictment against Nikita, Denis and Bogdan.
4.05.2021Nikita Uvarov released from jail pending trial.
03.2021the charges on 205.4 were dropped from the “Kansk teenagers”, but three episodes 222.1 (part 2) and 223.1 (part 2) were added – “Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of explosives or explosive devices”, “Illegal manufacturing of explosives.”
11.2020addition of the charge with § 205.4 “Organization of a terrorist community and participation in it.”
11.2020preventive measure for Denis Mikhailenko changed from house arrest to detention.
10.06.2020 by the decision of the Kansk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Region, Nikita was sent to a pre-trial detention center. Denis and Bogdan received house arrest as a preventive measure.
8.06.2020 three 14-year-olds: Nikita Uvarov, Denis Mikhailenko and Bogdan Andreev were charged under § 205.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities.”
6.06.2020in the city of Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Region, FSB officers detained five teenagers. The reason for the arrest was leaflets that were posted at night in the city — including at the local department of the Federal Security Service building.
