The 'Gulagu.net' project announced its closure. Project founder…
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