Mark Kislitsyn, an LGBTQ+ activist, received a 12-year treason sentence in Russia for donating approximately $10 to a Ukrainian bank account. The court alleged the funds supported the Ukrainian Armed Forces amid the ongoing war. Kislitsyn, who previously protested against the invasion, faces inhuman conditions in a women's penal colony. His situation highlights Russia's repression of perceived anti-war activists, as Amnesty International condemns his treatment and calls for his release, citing violations of human rights and a lack of access to necessary medical care for his transgender identity.
"Imprisoning Mark Kislitsyn in a penal colony on 'treason' charges for sending US$10 to an account in Ukraine defies common sense. The real aim of this prosecution is not protecting state security but punishing a committed human rights activist for his anti-war position."
"His relentless persecution and ill-treatment, including denial of the medical care he needs as a transgender man and prolonged arbitrary periods in a punishment cell - mostly in solitary confinement -, proves this."
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