The 'Gulagu.net' project announced its closure. Project founder… (проект · гулаг · объявить)
The 'Gulagu.net' project announced its closure. Project founder Vladimir Osechkin stated that the decision is linked to 'new realities and risks' for employees both inside Russia and abroad.
Consensus
- The project 'Gulagu.net' announced the suspension of its operations.
- The decision to suspend operations is due to new realities and risks for team members inside Russia and abroad.
- 'Gulagu.net' was founded in 2011 by Vladimir Osipenko.
- Vladimir Osipenko lives outside Russia, having left after searches in 2015.
- The project focused on exposing torture, corruption, and abuse of power in Russia and post-Soviet countries.
- Osipenko was charged in October 2022 by the Investigative Committee over 'fake news' about the army.
- On February 28, 2025, Moscow's Meshchansky Court sentenced Osipenko to 8 years in prison in absentia.
Points of divergence
- 'Gulagu.net' was created to cover torture in Russian prisons and assist prisoners. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The project described its goal as 'fighting torture, corruption, and abuse of power in Russia and the post-Soviet space'. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (2 sources)
- Project 'Gulagu.net' Announces Cessation of Operations — SOTAvision
- Human rights project 'Gulagu.net' announces 'forced suspension' of work 'in light of new realities and risks': — Varlamov News