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28 Sep, 2026
Political scientist Aleksandr Kynev diagnosed with two leg fractures after detention
Political scientist Aleksandr Kynev has been diagnosed with two fractures to his lower leg following his detention.
25 Sep, 2026
Political scientist Aleksandr Kynev remanded in custody on charges of drug trafficking, denies guilt
Political scientist Aleksandr Kynev has been remanded in custody on a charge of illegal production, sale or dispatch of drugs.
24 Sep, 2026
Should I stay or should I go (back)? – 2. Another 24 stories of Russians who returned to their homeland and ended up behind bars
Our new report examines 24 cases of people who returned for entirely ordinary reasons. Instead, many were detained, prosecuted, and accused of serious offences
23 Sep, 2026
Mikhail Fetisov is a political prisoner
Neurologist from St Petersburg fired for his anti-war stance and facing trial under two criminal charges over VK posts
21 Sep, 2026
‘I lay down on the concrete floor and lost consciousness’: Maria Bontsler’s health continues to deteriorate, partly due to torturous conditions during transport to and from court
The health of Maria Bontsler, who has been arrested on a charge of state treason, continues to deteriorate.
21 Sep, 2026
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov: political prisoners should be on Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s agenda in Moscow
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov, the former editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, spoke about Russia's political prisoners in an interview with CNN.
18 Sep, 2026
Mikhail Antonovich is a political prisoner
Tyumen resident accused of financing terrorism over paid Telegram Stars in channels that raised funds for Ukrainian army units
17 Sep, 2026
Pensioner using crutches in occupied Tokmak sentenced to 12 years for financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces
A 69-year-old resident of Tokmak, in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, has been sentenced to 12 years in a general-regime penal colony on charges of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16 Sep, 2026
Political prisoner Dmitry Lyamin sentenced to 17 years over conversations in penal colony
Political prisoner Dmitry Lyamin has been handed a second sentence in a case over inducing a fellow prisoner to join the Ukraine army.
16 Sep, 2026
Philosopher and sociologist from Komi sentenced to seven years over project to develop opposition media and protect Indigenous peoples
Nikolai Zyuzev, an academic with Russian and Canadian citizenship, was sentenced to 7 years in a high-security penal colony on charges of high treason.
15 Sep, 2026
Russian cuisine historian sentenced to six years over Bucha massacre post
Pavel Syutkin, a historian of Russian cuisine and writer, has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony for spreading military 'fake news'.
15 Sep, 2026
Chechen activist Mansur Movlayev, awaiting extradition from Kazakhstan, attempts suicide
Mansur Movlayev has attempted suicide in a pre-trial detention centre in Almaty, where he is being held pending extradition to Russia.
15 Sep, 2026
Artyom Khoroshilov is a political prisoner
Physicist from Moscow sentenced to 21 years in prison on charges of a DDoS attack, preparing an act of sabotage and making transfers to Ukraine
15 Sep, 2026
Translator from Irkutsk Oblast who tried to reach her partner in Ukraine has sentence increased
Svetlana Savelyeva, convicted over her attempt to travel to Ukraine, has had her sentence increased by two months on appeal.
15 Sep, 2026
Zabaykalsky Krai resident sentenced to six years over comments on Ukrainian organisations and the Second World War
Purbotsyren Sangadeyev, a resident of Zabaykalsky Krai, has been sentenced to six years in a general-regime penal colony over comments.
14 Sep, 2026
Database of the project ‘Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial’
At least 5,637 people in Russia and the occupied Ukrainian territories have been deprived of liberty with signs of political motivation
11 Sep, 2026
Eighteen-month-old daughter of Crimean woman Oleksandra Strilets, convicted of high treason, dies
The eighteen-month-old daughter of Oleksandra Strilets, a Crimean resident convicted of high treason, died the day after being discharged from the hospital where she had remained since birth.
10 Sep, 2026
Husband and wife from Melitopol sentenced to 20 and 18 years over alleged bombing and poisoning plot
Gennady and Olga Kapralov, residents of occupied Melitopol, have been sentenced to 20 and 18 years' imprisonment, respectively.
09 Sep, 2026
Uglich resident convicted over enlistment office arson given new sentence, pushing back his release by around six years
Political prisoner Denis Popov was handed a new sentence over comments on YouTube that he allegedly wrote while in a penal colony.
08 Sep, 2026
Sentenced to 14 years for photographing the graves of Russian troops: Yaroslavl resident convicted of high treason
Nikolai Shcherbakov who the prosecution alleged had been collecting information about the graves of Russian troops, has been sentenced to 14 years in a high-security penal colony.
08 Sep, 2026
Former co-chair of Samara PARNAS branch has spent more than 130 days in a punitive isolation cell
Andrei Balin, former co-chair of the Samara branch of PARNAS and now imprisoned over anti-war posts, has spent more than 130 days in a punitive isolation cell.
07 Sep, 2026
Support political prisoners after release
Собираем средства для политзаключённых, которые скоро освобождаются из тюрьмы. Деньги нужны на оплату проезда домой, покупку жизненно важных вещей на первое время и устройство быта сразу после выхода из заключения.
07 Sep, 2026
Resident of occupied Chaplynka sentenced to 16 years on charges of cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence. His wife was previously sentenced to 12 years over donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Volodymyr Hulchak, a resident of the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast, has been sentenced to 16 years on a charge of high treason.
07 Sep, 2026
Elista civic activist placed under house arrest for comparing Soviet soldiers involved in the deportation of the Kalmyks to Nazis
Boris Todaev, editor-in-chief of the unregistered newspaper Narn, has been placed under house arrest over an article about the deportation of the Kalmyk people.
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