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‘69.

Ekaterina Mikhailovna MIZULINA

Екатерина Михайловна МИЗУЛИНА

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Chairwoman of the Safe Internet League; Member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

DOB: 1.9.1984

POB: Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Associated individuals: Elena Borisovna Mizulina; Konstantin Valerevich Malofeev

Ekaterina Mizulina is a Russian public figure and the Chairwoman of the Safe Internet League. In this position, she is enforcing censorship practices against Internet content creators and artists in favour of the Russian government and its policies.

As the Chairwoman of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina is initiating official complaints to the Russian law enforcement agencies against Internet content creators, i.e. bloggers, as well as musicians, celebrities and influencers. As a result, Ekaterina Mizulina is forcing Russian Internet content creators and artists either to delete anti-government content or to create content in favour of the Russian government and its policies.

Therefore, Ekaterina Mizulina is responsible for serious and systematic abuses of freedom of opinion and expression, which are also of serious concern with regard to the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union.

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Valentina Evgenievna LEVASHOVA

a.k.a.

Valentina Evgen’yevna LEVASHOVA

Валентина Евгеньевна ЛЕВАШОВА

a.k.a.

Валентина Євгенiївна ЛЄВАШОВА

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Judge, Basmanniy District Court, Moscow

DOB: 14.10.1978

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Address: Preobrazhenskiy Val St., 24 building 1, Flat 69, Moscow, Russia, 107061

Valentina Levashova is a judge at the Basmanniy District Court of Moscow.

In this capacity she is involved in serious and systematic violations of human rights against the leaders of the Russian opposition.

She is a representative of the judiciary who made biased decisions in politically motivated cases against persons who opposed the military invasion of Ukraine, or decisions that justified military and other actions of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, including in the case against Vladimir Kara-Murza.

Kara-Murza is a prominent opposition activist in Russia. Politically motivated court proceedings based on false allegations started against him in 2022 after he accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Ukraine and publicly condemned Russian aggression.

In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison/labour camp. The court proceedings against him targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime, by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

Therefore, she is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions.

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Oleg Viktorovich ALYPOV

Олег Викторович АЛЫПОВ

Олег Вiкторович АЛИПОВ

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Golovinsky Interdistrict Prosecutor of Moscow

DOB: 7.3.1981

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Oleg Alypov is the Golovinsky Interdistrict Prosecutor of Moscow.

In his capacity as a Prosecutor, he is involved in serious and systematic violations of human rights against the leaders of the Russian opposition, including in the case of Vladimir Kara-Murza.

Kara-Murza is a prominent opposition activist in Russia. Politically motivated court proceedings based on false allegations started against him in 2022 after he accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Ukraine and publicly condemned Russian aggression.

In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison/labour camp. The court proceedings against him targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime, by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

Therefore, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions.

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Ludmila Mikhailovna SMOLKINA

Людмила Михайловна СМОЛКИНA

Людмила Михайлiвна СМОЛКIНА

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Judge, Moscow City Court

DOB: 6.8.1961

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Address: 45 Angarskaya St., building 1, 51, Moscow, Russia, 125412

Ludmila Smolkina is a Judge at the Moscow City Court.

In this capacity, she is involved in serious and systematic violations of human rights against the leaders of the Russian opposition, including in the case of Vladimir Kara-Murza.

The Russian authorities have used criminal charges to arrest, prosecute and convict human rights defenders, journalists and political opponents voicing their criticism of the invasion of Ukraine.

Kara-Murza is a prominent opposition activist in Russia. Politically motivated court proceedings based on false allegations started against him in 2022 after he accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Ukraine and publicly condemned Russian aggression.

In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison/labour camp. The court proceedings against him targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations.

The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime, by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

Therefore, she is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions.

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‘21.

Safe Internet League

Лига безопасного интернета

(Russian spelling)

Address: Usovo, flat 100, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 143084

Telephone: +7 8 800 700-56-76

Email: info@ligainternet.ru

Website: https://ligainternet.ru

Associated individuals: Ekaterina Mikhailovna Mizulina; Konstantin Valerevich Malofeev

Safe Internet League is a Russian para-governmental organisation co-founded by the owner of the Tsargrad TV channel Konstantin Malofeev, with support from the Russian government.

Safe Internet League allows the Russian government to reinforce censorship practices by silencing Internet content creators and artists, who make content not consistent with the official line of the Russian government.

Safe Internet League makes official complaints to the Russian law enforcement agencies against Russian Internet content creators, i.e. bloggers, as well as musicians, celebrities and influencers. Using the threat of imposing punitive or economic measures, Safe Internet League is trying to make Internet content creators and artists either to delete anti-government content or to create content in favour of the Russian government and praising its policies.

Therefore, Safe Internet League is responsible for serious and systematic abuses of freedom of opinion and expression, which are also of serious concern with regards to the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union.

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