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13 Oct, 2026
Meduza
Who is Yuki Imai, the Japanese journalist Russia has arrested on espionage charges?
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) identified him as a Japanese national and a correspondent for the newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun
13 Oct, 2026
Anna Sotsenko, 71, on day 43 of hunger strike in Simferopol remand prison
Anna Sotsenko, a resident of occupied Crimea, continues the hunger strike she began on 1 September.
13 Oct, 2026
Jehovah’s Witness Sean Pike, a Guyanese and Russian citizen, is free after five years in prison for his faith
Sean Pike walked out of Penal Colony No. 9 in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast, having served his sentence in full.
13 Oct, 2026
Andrei Ivanov is a political prisoner
Resident of Vologda Oblast, a former factory worker with a disability, sentenced to two years in a penal colony for an anti-Putin comment posted in 2021
12 Oct, 2026
Forced labour for failing to report an acquaintance and six years in a penal colony for a single comment
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
08 Oct, 2026
Arctic geese specialist Sofya Rozenfeld sentenced to three and a half years over donations to Anti-Corruption Foundation
A Moscow court has sentenced Sofya Rozenfeld, a 50-year-old scientist and specialist on Arctic waterfowl, to three and a half years in a general-regime penal colony on charges of financing an 'extremist' organisation over two donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
08 Oct, 2026
Political prisoner convicted over Freedom of Russia Legion application form dies in Krasnodar remand prison
Igor Yakovenko, a 52-year-old political prisoner convicted over an application form for the Freedom of Russia Legion, has died in a remand prison in Krasnodar. He had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.
05 Oct, 2026
Perm activist deported from US sentenced to six years on terrorism charges over mannequin of Putin hung from bridge
Leonid Melyokhin, an activist from Perm who was deported from the US, has been sentenced to six years in a general-regime penal colony on charges of public justification of terrorism.
05 Oct, 2026
Medical student sentenced to four years over Telegram Stars, journalist to 12 years on charges of organising the financing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Russian man to 28 years over service with the Russian Volunteer Corps
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
01 Oct, 2026
RusNews
Azat Miftakhov back in punishment cell, believes it is retaliation for court victory
‘Fifteen days, from Monday. Apparently I missed a spot dusting again,’ Azat explained. ‘Azat, start dusting already,’ joked his wife and defence representative, Elena Gorban. ‘I think this was because of our latest court hearing. By the way, how did it go?’ Azat replied. The court ruled that Azat Miftakhov’s rights had been violated when […]
01 Oct, 2026
Luhansk student sentenced to more than 12 years on high treason charges
Kristina Odintsova, 20, has been sentenced to 12 years and two months in a general-regime penal colony on charges of passing information to Ukrainian security services.
30 Sep, 2026
Mediazona
Russia sentences 68-year-old Ukrainian man with a disability to 14 years in prison on treason charges
The Kamchatka Krai Court sentenced 68-year-old Valerii Dobrovolskyi to 14 years in a high-security penal colony on charges of high treason.
29 Sep, 2026
Arkhangelsk man detained at airport while trying to leave Russia sentenced to 10 years on charges of attempting to join the Russian Volunteer Corps
Ivan Shadrin has been sentenced to 10 years on charges of attempting to join the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK).
29 Sep, 2026
Yegor Gulyaev from St Petersburg sentenced to six years over three reposts about the war
Yegor Gulyaev has been sentenced to six years in a general-regime penal colony over three reposts about the war in Ukraine.
29 Sep, 2026
Anatoly Lipkovsky is a political prisoner
A resident of Altai Krai sentenced to five years in prison for four “criminal” comments, including the word “bravo”
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.
28 Sep, 2026
More than five years over a single comment about Putin and State Duma deputies and 15 years for a Russian man who fought on Ukraine’s side
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
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.
21 Sep, 2026
5.5 years over a single comment and 14 years for calling on others to fight on Ukraine’s side
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
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
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