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07 Sep, 2026
Five years for two comments about drones, and 20 years for serving in a Crimean Tatar battalion
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
04 Sep, 2026
Igor Ranav is a political prisoner
Chukotka businessman and public figure sentenced to two years in a penal settlement for posting an image with the St. George ribbon
04 Sep, 2026
Former journalist from Melitopol sentenced to 15 years on espionage charges
Iryna Levchenko, a 64-year-old former journalist from Melitopol, has been sentenced to 15 years on espionage charges.
03 Sep, 2026
23-year-old Ukrainian from Kherson Oblast sentenced to five and a half years over ‘fake news’ about the Russian army
According to the prosecution, in August and September 2023 Tetiana Shevchenko posted comments in the Telegram chat 'Nova Kakhovka Chat'
03 Sep, 2026
Olga Archibasova — a political prisoner
Activist from Altai Krai remanded in custody over a music video for the song 'The Internationale'
02 Sep, 2026
Russian–Swedish national sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for transferring money to a Ukrainian serviceman via Revolut after three months of ‘carousel’ detentions
Maksim Artyomov, a 48-year-old dual Russian and Swedish national, has been sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony on a charge of high treason
01 Sep, 2026
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Melitopol resident accused of preparing a terrorist attack tells court of electric shock torture and ‘some kind of injections’
53-year-old Melitopol resident Olga Kapralova, who is accused of preparing an act of terrorism, described being abducted and tortured
01 Sep, 2026
Number of ‘high treason’ and ‘espionage’ cases this year exceeds total for all pre-war years, says First Department
Russian courts convicted 284 people in cases involving ‘high treason’ and ‘espionage’ during the first half of 2026
31 Aug, 2026
Eco-activist from Tuapse arrested over alleged links to ‘Crimson Wedge’
Denis Matveev, an environmental activist from Tuapse, has been accused of involvement in the Crimson Wedge
31 Aug, 2026
Political Prisoners Memorial: our work in the first half of 2026
In the first half of 2026, Political Prisoners Memorial raised 3,327,522 roubles (approx. €33,116) to provide assistance to political prisoners.
31 Aug, 2026
Five years for a Ukrainian-born woman over posts about Bucha and seven years for a pensioner over a video title
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
28 Aug, 2026
Volodymyr Kulbatskyi is a political prisoner
Ukrainian citizen who worked as a security guard in Russia sentenced to almost eight years in prison for allegedly having been a member of the Right Sector in his youth
26 Aug, 2026
Saxophonist Andrei Shabanov, transferred to a unit with even harsher conditions where ‘only prisoners with disabilities are held’, continues to face discrimination after being labelled ‘obizhenny’
Political prisoner Andrei Shabanov is being transferred to another unit, 'where only prisoners with disabilities are held'. He said conditions there would be even worse than in his current unit.
26 Aug, 2026
Angelina Mkhitaryan is a political prisoner
7-year prison sentence for a pensioner from Primorye: security officials found calls for both extremism and terrorism in a short sentence
25 Aug, 2026
Man from Luhansk sentenced to 18 years on espionage and treason charges
In occupied Luhansk, Yuriy Bykadorov has been sentenced to 18 years in a high-security penal colony on charges of cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence.
24 Aug, 2026
Russian woman who returned to Moscow from Ukraine over paperwork charged with high treason after four months of ‘carousel’ arrests
Moscow investigators have opened a criminal case on charges of high treason against Svetlana Golovatenko, who lived in Ukraine for many years but returned to Russia to renew her expired internal passport and re-register a flat she still owned in Donetsk.
24 Aug, 2026
11 years for anti-war posts on Instagram and 15.5 years for leaflets left in a cemetery
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
24 Aug, 2026
Jehovah’s Witness Pavel Kazadaev is free
Pavel, Jehovah's Witness, walked out of a penal colony after three years behind bars for the 'crime' of discussing the Bible with friends.
20 Aug, 2026
Moscow-born and Kyiv-based film award winner charged with high treason during a trip to renew his passport
Aleksandr Kondratov, who is currently in custody on a charge of high treason, was detained on 5 May at passport control at Vnukovo Airport.
20 Aug, 2026
Mikhail Kuzin is a political prisoner
22-year-old resident of Chelyabinsk Oblast sentenced to 15.5 years in prison for putting up leaflets in a cemetery
19 Aug, 2026
Two residents of occupied territories sentenced to more than 10 years each for alleged cooperation with Ukrainian intelligence
In occupied Donetsk, 19-year-old Yuliia Buievets was sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony, in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Serhii Pustovyi, born in 1969, was sentenced to 11 years.
19 Aug, 2026
Arseny Turbin turns eighteen
He was just fifteen when he was detained for handing out leaflets criticising Vladimir Putin, and was later sentenced to five years in a juvenile penal colony
19 Aug, 2026
Russian security forces detain former teacher in occupied Kherson Oblast
On 5 August, Russian security forces searched the home of 52-year-old Hanna Pyrozhenko in the occupied village of Pershokostiantynivka, in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast, before taking her away to an unknown location.
18 Aug, 2026
More than 10 convictions a day: Russia steps up use of ‘terrorism’ charges
On average, more than 10 people were convicted under Russia’s ‘terrorism’ provisions on each working day during the first half of 2026.
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