"Anti-fascist teenager reveals how Russian security services brutally beat and tortured him"

Since October 2017, the FSB have been running a terrorism investigationinto Russian anarchists and anti-fascists. But as Alexey Poltavets' experience shows, this case has a violent backstory.

"Police bring charges to your work place, bed bugs instead of torture and a hunger strike"

The so-called “Network” case continues to develop. Nine men in Penza and St Petersburg have been charged with taking part in a terrorist group entitled the “Network”: allegedly, they were preparing mass disturbances in the country. A number of defendants have stated they were tortured by the FSB.

"“The main thing at that moment, in that situation, was to come out alive”" - Yegor Skovoroda

A recent public action in support of tortured anarchists in the city of Chelyabinsk has led to a backlash. Here, two people reveal how they were tortured by the FSB.

"“It’s important not to give into panic”: how I found out my husband was being tortured by the Russian security services" - Alexandra Filinkova

In late January, my husband Viktor Filinkov went missing on route to Petersburg airport. When I found him two days later, he’d been tortured and charged with terrorism.

"“You should understand: FSB officers always get their way!”: Anti-fascist Viktor Filinkov reveals how he was tortured by Russian security services"

On 24 January 2018, I was tortured by the FSB into confessing to terrorism charges. Here is what happened.