Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Russian Court Jails Putin Critic for Justifying Terrorism
A man named Sergei Udaltsov, who is against President Putin, was sent to prison for six years.
The court said he did something wrong by writing about other people who were also in trouble.
Sergei says he didn't do anything wrong and is very upset.
He is going to stop eating to show he disagrees with the decision.
This has happened because the Russian government is being very strict about people who disagree with them.
Sergei has been in prison before for other reasons.
He will be in a very strict prison now.
Sergei Udaltsov, a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin, was sentenced to six years in prison for justifying terrorism.
The charges stem from an article Udaltsov published online supporting a group of activists accused of forming a terrorist organization.
Udaltsov rejected the charges as fabricated and announced a hunger strike in response to the verdict.
He will serve his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony.
Udaltsov has a history of activism, including previous imprisonment for organizing a demonstration against Putin.
- Who
- Sergei Udaltsov, a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin
- What
- Sentenced to 6 years in prison for justifying terrorism
- When
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Russia (specific location not mentioned)
- Why
- For an article supporting a group of activists accused of forming a terrorist organization
- Name
- Sergei Udaltsov
- Sentence
- 6 years in prison
- Charges
- Justifying terrorism
- Affiliation
- Left Front movement, Communist Party
- Previous Imprisonment
- 2014-2017 for organizing a demonstration
- Recent Additional Sentence
- 40 hours of compulsory labor in December 2023
- Current Prison Type
- Maximum-security penal colony
