Russia · context
skin cancer (melanoma) on the nose
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
- 01Samsonov has skin cancer
- 02Medical authorities and the Supreme Court expressed concerns about his health
- 03He is serving a 13-year sentence
- 04Serving a 13-year sentence
- 05Suffering from skin cancer
- 06Courts refused medical release despite Supreme Court guidance
- 01demonstration of obscene objects to a minor
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Artem Samsonov (PPW case cmr83804, record version 2026-07-16). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmr8380450004kad6ba2mrzpz. Original data from OVD-Info (https://ovd.info/express-news/2026/04/23/kassacionnyy-sud-ostavil-v-kolonii-primorskogo-politika-s-rakom-kozhi?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=(none)).
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