Participants of the rally in Yerevan demanded the release of Russian political prisoners.

Activists held a rally near the Russian embassy in Yerevan in support of people they consider political prisoners.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", activists have repeatedly held pickets in front of the Russian embassy in Yerevan demanding the release of prisoners in Russia, whose prosecution they consider unjust. For instance, on March 16, activist Alexander Sherchenkov from St. Petersburg held a solo picket demanding the release of Ruslan Sidiki, who complained of torture after his detention.

A group of activists held a rally in Yerevan demanding the release of Russian prisoners, whom they consider political prisoners, reported the Telegram channel "RusNews" on June 5.

The rally took place near the Russian embassy, and its participants held posters with photographs of people they consider political prisoners. This includes those convicted in the "Furgal case", among whom is the former governor of the Khabarovsk region, Sergey Furgal, his accountant Galina Aleinikova, and her deputy Svetlana Osipenko.

One of the participants held a poster with the story of Arseniy Turbin*, who is considered the youngest political prisoner in Russia – Turbin was convicted at the age of 15, as stated in the publication.

It is worth noting that former governor of the Khabarovsk region Sergey Furgal was found guilty by a jury and received a 23-year sentence. In December 2025, a new guilty verdict was issued – this time for economic articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, with a total sentence of 25 years.