Mariana Katzarova

Biography

Mariana Katzarova is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia who highlighted Svetlana Savelyeva's case as an example of arbitrary detention and torture. She has drawn attention to the serious allegations against the Russian authorities regarding human rights violations.

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15 Years in Prison for Love: The Case of Svetlana Savelyeva and the Mechanisms of Political Persecution in Modern Russia

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03.05.2026 13:38 ·feliks

The case of Svetlana Igorevna Savelyeva, a 40-year-old translator from the Irkutsk region, has recently emerged as one of the most striking symbols of politically …