# Russian rights group documents at least 69 deaths among victims of political persecution since 2022

https://mins.news/en/item/121143

- Meduza, 2026-10-29 16:36 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/29/russian-rights-group-documents-at-least-69-deaths-among-victims-of-political-persecution-since-2022

> Memorial’s Political Prisoner Support project says at least 69 people subjected to politically motivated persecution by Russian authorities have died in Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Illness and lack of medical care were the leading causes; the report also recorded deaths from beatings, torture, suicide, hunger strike, and the deliberate killing of Alexey Navalny in a penal colony.