Kevin Lik
The youngest convicted for “treason.”
Story
A schoolboy, Kevin excelled academically and had interests in ecology and medicine. He was a prize winner in national academic competitions. In 2022, at the age of 16, Kevin was detained on fabricated charges of “espionage.” According to the accusation, while still a schoolboy, he observed a local military unit and took photographs of its locations. Lik turned 18 in spring 2023, and on December 28 of that year, he was sentenced to four years in prison for treason. He is one of 30 German citizens convicted in Russia.
Write a letter
A letter is the simplest way to support a person in prison. It is read not only by the addressee: the administration sees that the person is remembered, and that protects.
- How to send By ordinary mail to the colony’s address or through the “FSIN-pismo” service (fsin-pismo.ru): it is paid but faster, and a reply can be prepaid. From abroad the easiest way is through projects supporting political prisoners, such as OVD-Info: they will tell you how to forward a letter.
- What to write about About yourself and what is happening around you: books, films, nature, life in your city. You can enclose a postcard or a photo. Write in Russian — letters in other languages are delayed or not delivered.
- What not to write about The case, the court and the investigation, politics and the war, other detainees. Letters are censored: such letters are simply not delivered and may do harm. Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
- How long to wait A letter takes from two weeks to two months. A reply does not always come — that does not mean the letter was not delivered.
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