'I am despondent, shattered by despair'. Appeal from Penal Colony by Musician Andrey Shabanov — A Cry from a Political Prisoner Driven to Despair  Оригинал

. 18+. НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН, РАСПРОСТРАНЕН И (ИЛИ) НАПРАВЛЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ИЗДАНИЕ «НОВАЯ ГАЗЕТА» ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ИНТЕРНЕТ-ИЗДАНИЕ «НОВАЯ ГАЗЕТА» Andrey Alexandrovich Shabanov, b. 1980Penal Colony No. 10 (IK-10), Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Samara Region why it is important Andrey Shabanov received six years in a general-regime penal colony in the winter of 2025 under articles on "calls for terrorism" and "activity against state security" in his social media posts. The Military Court of Appeal left the sentence unchanged, after which in April the musician, who suffers from skin and spinal diseases, was transferred to IK-10 of the Samara Region. In the colony, Shabanov complained about threats from prisoners and harsh conditions of detention. «Perhaps the worst thing that can happen to a person is becoming indifferent to everything happening inside and around them. But this apathy stems from losing faith in anything good. One could turn bitter against the whole world and choose that path. But when you are not ready to choose the side of evil, even at rock bottom... And at the same time, everything you hoped for fails to materialize, and in that moment, it feels as if you are dying inside. There is nothing left to hold on to. Everything you have tried has been in vain. And you realize that an ...