Denis Mamedov

A former employee of the North Caucasus Regional Forensic Expertise Centre of the Ministry of Justice, he lived in Stavropol. After his wife Maria Mamedova was threatened for refusing to organise fundraising for mobilised people, they left Russia. Two weeks after their departure, law enforcers visited Mamedov's parents. After leaving Russia, the Mamedovs began to actively make anti-war publications on social networks. In addition, the couple sent an anti-war letter to the work email addresses of all Russian laboratories and forensic centres, and sent several dozen complaints to government agencies demanding an end to the war. In response, government agencies threatened the activists with criminal proceedings. As a result, a case of spreading "fakes" about the army was brought against both activists. They were put on a wanted list. On 17 October 2023, the court ruled to arrest them in absentia. On 12 April, Mammadov was sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison. Later it became known that a case of terrorism facilitation was opened against Mammadov and he was arrested in absentia. On 4 July 2024, Mammadov was sentenced in absentia to 16 years in the case of terrorism facilitation.