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30 Jul, 2025
Maksim Kuznetsov is a political prisoner
A Volgograd resident faces up to eight years’ imprisonment for communicating with a foreigner
30 Jul, 2025
Anton Yevdokimov is a political prisoner
An IT specialist from Moscow has been sentenced to one and a half years’ imprisonment on a charge of justifying terrorism for a comment about the explosion on the Crimean Bridge
29 Jul, 2025
Maksim Kharitonov is a political prisoner
A student from Kurgan Oblast has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony for corresponding with a ‘Ukrainian organisation’
28 Jul, 2025
Aleksandr Kharlamov is a political prisoner
A resident of Moscow Oblast has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony for ‘collusion’ with foreigners
25 Jul, 2025
Varvara Lemann is a political prisoner
A shoe saleswoman from St. Petersburg has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for reposting a video and a comment on Telegram
24 Jul, 2025
Urdash Abdullaev, Zurab Dzhabrailov, Parviz Zeynalov, Mukazhan Ksyupov and Yevgeny Tarasov are political prisoners
Five Muslims have been convicted of extremist activities and sent to penal colonies for studying the books of theologian Said Nursi in Moscow
23 Jul, 2025
Ivan Kveselevych is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian who lived in Kaliningrad has been sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony for collusion with the Ukrainian Security Service
23 Jul, 2025
Vladimir Bairamov is a political prisoner
A resident of Samara has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for comments posted on VK in 2018 and 2022
22 Jul, 2025
Lev Shlosberg is a political prisoner
The deputy chair of the Yabloko party is being held in custody on three criminal charges
21 Jul, 2025
Aleksandr Germizin is a political prisoner
An activist from Vladimir has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for two comments on Telegram
18 Jul, 2025
Aleksei Shchus is a political prisoner
An engineer from Sochi has been sentenced to five and a half years in a penal colony on charges of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army and creating ‘projectile weapons’
17 Jul, 2025
1 Jahr Freiheit: Unterstützung für politische Gefangene in Russland, Belarus und den besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine
Zum Jahrestag des Austauschs am 1. August 2024 – zur Unterstützung politischer Gefangener in Russland, Belarus und der Ukraine.
17 Jul, 2025
Yevgeny Bondarenko is a political prisoner
A paintball player from Tula has been sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony for allegedly wanting to join the Azov Regiment and inducing his friend to do the same
16 Jul, 2025
Ruslan Bayazitov is a political prisoner
An entrepreneur has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony for arguing with supporters of the war in an online voice chat
16 Jul, 2025
Vitalii Panchenko and Ivan Dmytrakov are political prisoners
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been sentenced to 15 and 14 years in a strict regime penal colony on terrorism charges for participating in combat in Kursk Oblast
15 Jul, 2025
Eduard Asanov is a political prisoner
A Crimean Tatar has been sentenced to eight and a half years in a strict regime prison on a charge of participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion
14 Jul, 2025
Maria Bontsler is a political prisoner
A 65-year-old defence lawyer faces up to eight years’ imprisonment on charges of collusion with foreigners
11 Jul, 2025
Jehovah’s Witness Sona Olopova was released on parole
On July 7, Sona Olopova was released on parole from the Samara correctional center, where she had been serving a sentence of forced labor since May 2024.
11 Jul, 2025
Grigory Severin is a political prisoner
An activist from Voronezh is being prosecuted for seeking to persuade fellow inmates in a penal colony not to go to fight in the war against Ukraine.
10 Jul, 2025
Andrei Kotov is a political prisoner
A resident of Vladimir Oblast has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony on a charge of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian armed forces for posts on VK
10 Jul, 2025
Yevgeny Mishchenko is a political prisoner
A volunteer at the ‘Nemtsov Bridge’ memorial has been sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony for corresponding with the Free Russia Legion and filming military facilities
09 Jul, 2025
Nikolas Berianidze is a political prisoner
A Georgian has been sentenced to a lengthy term of imprisonment for serving in the Ukrainian Azov Battalion
09 Jul, 2025
Leonid Klepov is a political prisoner
A resident of Tula has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for two online comments about the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Free Russia Legion
08 Jul, 2025
Roman Ivanishin is a political prisoner
A junior sergeant from Sakhalin has been sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime penal colony for surrendering and refusing to fight
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