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11 Jun, 2025
Aleksandr Plotnikov is a political prisoner
A Chelyabinsk resident has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony on a charge of justifying terrorism for an online comment
10 Jun, 2025
Mariano García Calatayud is a political prisoner
An elderly Spanish man who moved to Kherson and engaged in volunteer work was abducted by Russian security forces in 2022
10 Jun, 2025
Yevgeny Varaksin is a political prisoner
A car mechanic from Sverdlovsk Oblast has been sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony for transferring 100 Polish zlotys to a charity
09 Jun, 2025
Fazyl Valiakhmetov is a political prisoner
A 70-year-old veteran of the Tatar national movement has been remanded in custody for posts on VK criticising the war against Ukraine
09 Jun, 2025
Send a postcard to political prisoner and journalist Nika Novak!
On July 15, journalist Nika Novak will spend her birthday in a penal colony
09 Jun, 2025
Osman Kadyrov is a political prisoner
A former village head from Crimea has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for alleged involvement in the Çelebicihan Battalion
06 Jun, 2025
Konstantin Podoshvelyov is a political prisoner
A St Petersburg resident has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for allegedly painting anti-war graffiti on the orders of the Free Russia Legion and intending to fight on the side of Ukraine
05 Jun, 2025
Yuriy Hura, Maksym Kliuchka, Serhiy Kosolap, Oleksiy Chernysh, Ihor Romantsev, Mykola Vorobel and Oleksiy Vorobel are political prisoners
Seven Ukrainians have been sentenced to long prison terms for serving in the Aidar Battalion
04 Jun, 2025
Oleksandr Harnaha is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian prisoner of war has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment on a charge of being a member of the Azov military unit.
04 Jun, 2025
Sergei Kovtonyuk is a political prisoner
A resident of Murmansk Oblast has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for posting a Ukrainian song on social media
03 Jun, 2025
Ruslan Gubkin is a political prisoner
A resident of Arkhangelsk Oblast has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for comments on Telegram
03 Jun, 2025
Aleksei Petrov is a political prisoner
An activist from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has been charged with making calls to engage in terrorism for suggesting the Kremlin’s ‘Evil Old Man’ be vaccinated against Covid
02 Jun, 2025
Elena Abramova is a political prisoner
A St Petersburg activist has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for protesting against the war with Ukraine
30 May, 2025
Artem Humeniuk is a political prisoner
A Ukrainian serviceman has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment on a charge of participating in an unlawful armed group
30 May, 2025
Nikolai Malkerov is a political prisoner
A construction worker from Kostroma was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for messaging an FSB agent pretending to be a representative of Ukraine
29 May, 2025
Andrei Shabanov is a political prisoner
A saxophone player from Samara has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for a Facebook post
28 May, 2025
Pavel Yelmanov is a political prisoner
A Moscow Oblast resident was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on charges of attempting to join the Azov Battalion, justifying terrorism, and possessing ammunition
28 May, 2025
Ivan Tolpygin is a political prisoner
A resident of Oryol has been sentenced to four years in a penal colony for correspondence with an FSB agent pretending to be a representative of Ukraine
27 May, 2025
Angel Nikolaev is a political prisoner
A Khabarovsk resident has been sentenced to almost 15 years’ imprisonment for setting fire to a military recruitment office and defacing pro-war symbols
26 May, 2025
Urgent appeal: help Ukrainian prisoners in Russia
We are launching an emergency fundraising campaign to support Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia. Your donations will help cover legal fees and provide humanitarian aid.
23 May, 2025
Ilya Yuzhakov is a political prisoner
A resident of Tuapse was sentenced to three years’ compulsory work in custody for comments about Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities
22 May, 2025
Nikita Chernichkin is a political prisoner
An animal rights activist from Ryazan has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for comments on Odnoklassniki
22 May, 2025
Vasily Bozhovsky is a political prisoner
A Moscow-based marketing specialist faces up to five years’ imprisonment on a charge of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian army
21 May, 2025
We publish a report ‘Political Prisoners and Political Repression in Russia in 2024’
Due to the aggressive war against Ukraine, repression in Russia is becoming more and more widespread and brutal, but it becomes increasingly difficult to collect information about it
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