Activists held actions in Yerevan in support of Russian prisoners.

In Yerevan, activists held actions near the embassies of Russia and Germany in support of people they consider political prisoners.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in Yerevan, activists have repeatedly held pickets demanding the release of prisoners whose prosecution they consider unjust. This concerns prisoners in Russia as well as in European countries. For instance, on July 6, participants of the action in Yerevan near the Russian embassy demanded the release of prisoners they consider political prisoners – including those convicted in the "Furgal case". Also, on July 5, a picket was held in Yerevan near the German embassy in support of Dmitry Bagrash, who faces deportation to Russia after serving his sentence in Germany.

Today in Yerevan, a picket was held near the Russian embassy in support of Russian political prisoners. Participants of the action held placards with the inscriptions "Freedom to political prisoners" and "Defendant of the fabricated Furgal case", as well as portraits of the former governor of the Khabarovsk region Sergey Furgal, his accountant Galina Aleinikova, and her deputy Svetlana Osipenko, as reported by the Telegram channel RusNews.

Also in Yerevan, a picket was held near the German embassy in support of Dmitry Bagrash. Participants of the action called on the German authorities not to extradite him to Russia. Activists believe this would create a threat of political persecution and torture.

Recall that Sergey Furgal was sentenced to 23 years in prison. In December 2025, a new guilty verdict was issued – this time on economic articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, with a total sentence of 25 years.

According to the German prosecutor's office, Dmitry Bagrash attempted to set fire to the building of the Russian news agency RIA "Novosti" in Berlin in 2022; the investigation believes he placed a homemade bomb in the basement of the building where agency employees lived. The bomb did not go off and was later discovered by security forces. On June 20, Bagrash was charged with attempted murder. Before his arrest, Bagrash held actions against Vladimir Putin's policies, noted the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel on its website on June 22.