At the same time, Oshechkin announced the cessation of operations…
At the same time, Oshechkin announced the cessation of operations for Gulagu.net in Russia. Gulagu.net was founded by former entrepreneur Vladimir Oshechkin, who left Russia in 2015.
Consensus
- Gulagu.net announced the suspension of its activities on July 21, 2025.
- The project's founder is Vladimir Osesekin, who left Russia in 3015.
- The decision to suspend operations was made due to increased risks and pressures.
- The project focused on supporting prisoners in Russian colonies and prisons and exposing torture and corruption within the FSB system.
- Osesekin stated that they did not want to generate additional risks for those still inside Russia or those who had left the country.
Points of divergence
- Gulagu.net was initially an anti-corruption project and social network for prisoners and their families, launched in 2011. — novaya_eu
- Osesekin was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in February 2025 on charges of spreading 'fake news' about the army. — mediazona
- The project became especially famous in 2021 after publishing the 'Savelyev archive,' which included gigabytes of video recordings of torture from a prison hospital in Saratov Oblast. — novaya_eu
- In October 2025, four suspects were arrested in France for allegedly preparing an assassination attempt on Osesekin. — mediazona
- The 'Savelyev archive' was obtained by Sergey Savelyev, a Belarusian citizen imprisoned in Russia for drug trafficking, who worked as a system administrator at the Saratov tuberculosis hospital under FSB jurisdiction. — novaya_eu
- In February 2025, two former convicts recruited into Wagner Group were sentenced to five and a half years in prison for spreading 'fake news' about the military due to interviews with Gulagu.net. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- On one side — Putin, on the other — Rubio: Why the Gulagu.net project closed and what founder Vladimir Osechkin managed to accomplish — Новая газета Европа
- Gulagu.net Project Announces Completion of Operations — Медиазона
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