Artem Kamardin

Kamardin is a poet belonging to the Kabardian ethnic minority in Russia. He was beaten and violently raped by Russian authorities in September 2022 for his poetry readings during an anti Ukraine-war protest. He was forced to apologize on camera. He was later charged with “inciting hatred,” and was sentenced to seven years in prison in December 2023. In October 2024, Kamardin was hospitalized in prison. His wife was later prevented from visiting him later that year.