Film released on Sunday 17 May
TRY ME FOR TREASON is a 50-minute film, in English, featuring speeches made by anti-war protesters in Russian courts. It has been made by a group of actors to draw English-speaking audiences’ attention to the stand taken by Ukrainians, and Russians, against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
View Try Me For Treason on Youtube here:
□ Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, thousands of people have been arrested for protesting against the war. Many appear in court, facing years of imprisonment. What do they say to the judges? What would any of us say? This 50-minute film, in English, features some of their speeches in court.
□ The information sheet that goes with the film is downloadable here.
□ The speeches are from the book Voices Against Putin’s War: protesters’ defiant speeches in Russian courts (Resistance books, 2025). You can buy a copy, or download a free PDF, via this page.
□ Readings by John Graham Davies, Leila Mimmack, Gareth Brierley, Maya Willcocks and Nick Evans. Script by Simon Pirani and John Graham Davies. Videography by Anthony Aldis
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“This film eloquently sets out the overwhelming need to continue and extend our support for Ukraine” – Labour Hub
“The beginning of any fightback is very often when people stand up against an apparently unassailable power” – Try Me For Treason featured in Jacobin
Ukraine Information Group 