Yuri Mikheev, from the Moscow suburb of Lobnya, is the youngest beneficiary of Solidarity zone. On 10 November 2023, 18-year-old Yuri and his friend were detained on the grounds of a military base in the Moscow region. The FSB accused the young men of planning to set fire to military equipment. A case was opened under articles related to “preparation for sabotage”, and Yuri now faces up to 10 years in prison.
You can support Yuri by sending him a letter!
✉️ Address for postal correspondence: Russia, 109382, Москва, ул. Верхние Поля, д. 57, СИЗО-7, Mikheev Yuri Vasilyevich d.o.b. 03.11.2005. Михеев Юрий Васильевич 03.11.2005 г.р.
Yuri Mikheev, from the Moscow suburb of Lobnya, is the youngest beneficiary of Solidarity zone. On 10 November 2023, 18-year-old Yuri and his friend were detained on the grounds of a military base in the Moscow region. The FSB accused the young men of planning to set fire to military equipment. A case was opened under articles related to “preparation for sabotage”, and Yuri now faces up to 10 years in prison.
You can support Yuri by sending him a letter!
✉️ Address for postal correspondence: Russia, 109382, Москва, ул. Верхние Поля, д. 57, СИЗО-7, Mikheev Yuri Vasilyevich d.o.b. 03.11.2005. Михеев Юрий Васильевич 03.11.2005 г.р.
Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. "He has to start being more proactive and to find a real solution to this situation, not stay in standby without interfering. It's a very irresponsible position from the owner of Telegram," she said. Founder Pavel Durov says tech is meant to set you free If you initiate a Secret Chat, however, then these communications are end-to-end encrypted and are tied to the device you are using. That means it’s less convenient to access them across multiple platforms, but you are at far less risk of snooping. Back in the day, Secret Chats received some praise from the EFF, but the fact that its standard system isn’t as secure earned it some criticism. If you’re looking for something that is considered more reliable by privacy advocates, then Signal is the EFF’s preferred platform, although that too is not without some caveats. It is unclear who runs the account, although Russia's official Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter account promoted the Telegram channel on Saturday and claimed it was operated by "a group of experts & journalists."
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