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13 May, 2026
Tatiana Arshinova is a political prisoner
A civic activist from Nizhny Novgorod faces up to 25 years in prison for posts about Aleksei Navalny and anti-war slogans
12 May, 2026
Five Years for ‘They Are Heroes’ and Fourteen for a 400-Rouble Transfer
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised this week
07 May, 2026
Valentin Zemlyansky, Anton Yartsev, and Aleksandr Shcheglov are political prisoners
Moscow residents convicted over business cards with a QR code for donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces left in a club. They say they intended to expose the venue’s owners
07 May, 2026
Russian artist jailed for anti-war satire dies in custody
Vladimir Yarotsky, a political prisoner and artist from the Kuban region, has died in custody following what has been described as sustained administrative pressure.
05 May, 2026
Stavropol bikers sentenced to seven years as third defendant dies after alleged torture
Two defendants in the ‘Stavropol bikers’ case have been sentenced to seven years each. A third defendant, Kirill Buzmakov, died in July 2024.
05 May, 2026
MSU postgraduate Azat Miftakhov details state sanctioned torture at Polar Owl penal colony
MSU postgraduate Azat Miftakhov was tortured at Polar Owl penal colony.
05 May, 2026
Mykola Petrovskyi and Serhii Kotov are political prisoners
Ukrainians from Kherson Oblast sentenced to 16 and 15 years in a maximum-security penal colony for sharing open-source information about Russian troops
04 May, 2026
Sixteen men detained in Karachay-Cherkessia over LGBTQ dating group as organiser faces extremism charges
Sixteen men have been detained in Karachay-Cherkessia following a targeted crackdown on an LGBTQ dating group, one of them faces extremism charges.
30 Apr, 2026
Prison sentences for comments about Ildar Dadin and online banners in support of Ukraine
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised this week
29 Apr, 2026
71-year-old veteran of the Tatar national movement sentenced to six years over anti-war post and Legion repost
Fazyl Valiakhmetov, a 71-year-old local historian and journalist, was sentenced to six years over two posts shared on the social network.
29 Apr, 2026
Samara resident Sergei Guskov sentenced to six and a half years for labelling russian military actions ‘expansionist’
A resident of Samara, Sergei Guskov, was sentenced to six and a half years for comments concerning the Russia-Ukraine war and the St George ribbon.
29 Apr, 2026
Political prisoner Igor Yakunichev transferred to unknown location amid denial of urgent medical care
Igor Yakunichev, currently serving a 12-year sentence for social media posts regarding the war, has been moved to an undisclosed location.
28 Apr, 2026
Finland halts deportation of mother and son who aided Ukraine
The Finnish authorities have suspended the deportation of Olga Belova and her son, Nikita Belov, who faced imminent removal to Russia
27 Apr, 2026
Twelve years for ‘treason’ against a foreign state, and thirteen for a bus stop inscription
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27 Apr, 2026
Former Kuzbass trade unionist Oleg Tyryshkin dies in custody
Oleg Tyryshkin, a former miner, trade union activist, died on 4 February 2026 while in state custody at Pre-Trial Detention Centre.
24 Apr, 2026
Alexei Navalny’s lawyer Igor Sergunin has been released
Igor Sergunin, who served as legal counsel to the late Alexei Navalny, has been released from Pre-trial Detention Centre.
23 Apr, 2026
New testimony reveals final days of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna in captivity
New testimony obtained by Reporters Without Borders sheds light on the final days of Viktoriia Roshchyna while held in Russian captivity.
23 Apr, 2026
Ukrainian pensioner jailed for 14 years for buying war bonds
A 66-year-old woman from the Zaporizhzhia region Larysa Bieliaieva has been sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for purchasing Ukrainian war bonds.
22 Apr, 2026
67-Year-Old Crimean blacksmith Oleg Prikhodko faces life sentence
Oleg Prikhodko, a 67-year-old blacksmith from Crimea and a veteran of the Maidan protests, is facing the prospect of life imprisonment.
21 Apr, 2026
Crimean Tatar activist Tofig Abdulgaziev faces ‘contempt of court’ charge after hearing on release on health grounds
A new criminal case has been opened against Tofig Abdulgaziev, a terminally ill Crimean Tatar activist, following a court hearing intended to consider his release on compassionate grounds.
21 Apr, 2026
Politically Motivated Prosecutions in Q1 2026
While the first quarter of 2026 saw a marginal decline in newly documented cases of politically motivated persecution, the reality is far from a reprieve
21 Apr, 2026
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The 225 donor cases. Russian authorities continue to prosecute donors to Navalny’s Anti‑Corruption Foundation across the country
At least 225 criminal cases had been opened across Russia over donations to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) made after it was banned as “extremist” in August 2021
21 Apr, 2026
New details emerge in death of preacher Khristolyub Vegan: Found hanged in cell with ‘broken’ CCTV
Khristolyub Vegan was found hanged in a punishment isolation cell (SHIZO), according to the official account provided to his father.
20 Apr, 2026
Five years for advising the FSB on how to bomb the Crimean Bridge, 13 years for mother’s correspondence with her son, and 16 for assisting Ukrainian forces
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised this week
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