Political prisoner beaten, ribs broken in Irkutsk detention center
Activist Alexey Petrov, accused of terrorism and treason, was beaten and deprived of medication in the Irkutsk prison. He suffered rib fractures during transfer from Kamchatka to Moscow.
Consensus
- Alexei Petров was detained in Irkutsk's pre-trial detention center (SIZO-1) from October 22 to November 9, 2025.
- During his detention, Petров was beaten and suffered two broken ribs.
- His medications and blood pressure monitor were confiscated.
- He was forcibly shaved bald.
- Medical assistance was not provided despite his injuries.
- Petров was transferred to SIZO-1 Novosibirsk after being sent further on the transit route.
- The incident occurred during transit from Kamchatka to Moscow.
- Petров was arrested in January 2025.
- He was initially charged with public calls for terrorism based on a 2020 comment about vaccinating 'Kremlin Koschei'.
- Later, he was charged with state treason.
- The comment referenced the idea of vaccinating Vladimir Putin with a coronavirus vaccine in the hope he would die.
- The sources cite a letter from Petров to his wife dated November 6, 2025, as a primary source of information.
Points of divergence
- The investigation on Kamchatka has been completed, and the trial will be held in Moscow. — tg_astrapress
- The comment that led to the terrorism charge was made in August 2020, and the prosecution interpreted it as a call for violence against Vladimir Putin. — novaya_eu
- A previous political prisoner, Timofey Panchenko, attempted self-harm due to pressure in the same facility, and another accused of state treason, Andrey Padalka, was beaten and later cut himself with a blade. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The same facility previously saw a political prisoner attempt self-harm due to pressure, and another accused of state treason was beaten and later cut himself. — tg_sibrealii
Coverage (4 sources)
- Political prisoner Alexey Petrov was beaten in Irkutsk prison, ribs broken and medicine taken away — ASTRA
- Two ribs broken, shaved bald, and medication taken away from Kamchatka activist Alexey Petrov in Irkutsk prison — Новая газета Европа
- In Irkutsk prison, activist Alexey Petrov was beaten and deprived of medication — Радио Свобода
- In Irkutsk prison, activist Alexey Petrov was beaten and deprived of medication — Сибирь.Реалии
Key entities
- Alexey Petrov
- Pre-trial detention center
- Moscow
- IrkuTska
- Kamchatki
- Prison No. 1
- RusNews
- Defendant's Counsel
- Kamchatka
- Nadezhda
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