Participants of the rallies in Yerevan expressed support for Russian prisoners.
Activists held a rally near the Russian embassy in Yerevan in support of people they consider political prisoners.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in Yerevan, activists regularly hold rallies demanding the release of prisoners whose prosecution they consider unjust. This concerns prisoners in Russia as well as in European countries. For instance, on October 18, at the German embassy in Yerevan, protesters expressed support for Dmitry Bagrash, who faces deportation from Germany to Russia. On the same day, at the Russian embassy in Yerevan, activists demanded the release of prisoners they consider political prisoners – including those convicted in the "Furgal case".
Today, a picket was held at the Russian embassy in Yerevan in support of Russian prisoners. Participants of the rally demanded their release. They held posters depicting former governor of the Khabarovsk region Sergey Furgal, his accountant Galina Aleinikova, and her deputy Svetlana Osipenko, reported the Telegram channel RusNews.
Also today in Yerevan, at the German embassy, several activists held a rally in support of Dmitry Bagrash, who faces deportation to Russia after his release. According to the participants of the rally, Bagrash does not admit guilt and continues to seek a review of the sentence.
It should be noted that the court sentenced Sergey Furgal to 23 years in prison. In December 2025, he received a new sentence – Furgal was found guilty on economic charges under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, with a total sentence of 25 years.
According to German authorities, in 2022, Dmitry Bagrash attempted to set fire to the building of the news agency RIA "Novosti" in Berlin. The investigation believes that Bagrash placed a homemade bomb in the basement of the building where agency employees lived. The bomb did not go off and was later found by police, reported the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel on June 22 on its website.
On June 20, Bagrash was charged with attempted murder. Before his arrest, he held rallies against Vladimir Putin's policies, noted the publication.