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18 Aug, 2026
Vladimir Grabovetsky and Polina Kuzmina are political prisoners
Russian citizen sentenced to 14 years in prison for transferring funds to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while Ukrainian citizen sentenced to 12 years for aiding him
17 Aug, 2026
A 68-year-old Jehovah’s Witness from Murmansk Oblast released from pretrial detention after custodial sentence replaced with suspended sentence
On 5 August, a court in Murmansk replaced Anatoliy Odintsov's six-year and three-month prison sentence with a suspended sentence of the same length.
17 Aug, 2026
Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and one month over war debate and Daily Mirror repost
Lev Shlosberg, deputy chair of the Yabloko party, has been sentenced by Pskov City Court to 11 years and one month in a penal colony.
17 Aug, 2026
Arrest over 219 roubles’ worth of Telegram ‘stars’, and 15 years on a fabricated espionage charge
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
14 Aug, 2026
St Petersburg philosopher and theologian remanded in custody over donations to Anti-Corruption Foundation
Igor Zaitsev, a lecturer at the Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy, was remanded in custody over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
13 Aug, 2026
Galina Umyarova is a political prisoner
A pensioner from Domodedovo is accused of financing terrorism for sending Telegram Stars worth 219 rubles under a post by the Freedom of Russia Legion
12 Aug, 2026
Ukrainian civilian held in Russian captivity for four years died shortly after being exchanged
Oleh Kotov, 59, who returned to Ukraine in a prisoner exchange in June, died in late July. By the time he was released, he was already suffering from advanced cancer.
11 Aug, 2026
When the defence itself becomes a battleground: the case of Maria Bonzler
Maria Bonzler, a lawyer who is herself on trial, has appealed to the Kaliningrad legal community not to accept appointment as her court-appointed defence lawyer.
11 Aug, 2026
Jailed political prisoner Bakhrom Khamroev left stateless by Russia
The authorities had revoked the citizenship of Bakhrom Khamroev.
11 Aug, 2026
Native of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced to life imprisonment for passing information on prisoners recruited to fight in the war against Ukraine and the prison staff who recruited them
The Southern District Military Court has sentenced Alexei Kaplunov to life imprisonment. According to the prosecution, while serving a sentence at a correctional facility, he passed on information to the Freedom of Russia Legion.
11 Aug, 2026
Adrian-David Kercho is a political prisoner
A young Romanian citizen who traveled to Abkhazia to visit his girlfriend was handed over to Russia. There, he was tortured, accused of espionage, and sentenced to 15 years in prison
10 Aug, 2026
Sixteen years for a pensioner for photographing warships, and twenty years for a biker for graffiti
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
07 Aug, 2026
Ibragim Nagoev is a political prisoner
A resident of Maykop was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being accused of communicating with the 'Council of United Circassia'
06 Aug, 2026
Appeals court increases sentences for two Jehovah’s Witnesses from Omsk
Judge Elena Shtokalenko heard the appeal against the sentences imposed on Leonid Pyzhov and Sergei Rygayev and increased their sentences
06 Aug, 2026
Crimean resident Larysa Haidai has lost almost 15 kilograms in remand custody
Larysa Haidai, 62, who is being held at Simferopol Remand Prison No. 1, has lost almost 15 kilograms, her hair has gone completely grey, and she appears exhausted
05 Aug, 2026
Court releases two more political prisoners convicted in the Baymak mass unrest case
According to Idel.Realii, at least 25 people convicted in connection with the Baymak case have now been released from penal colonies
04 Aug, 2026
Aleksei Larionov is a political prisoner
Biker from Kostroma sentenced to 20 years in prison over graffiti
03 Aug, 2026
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Man convicted of preparing to set fire to military facility dies two weeks after release; courts spent a year refusing to free him despite terminal illness
Sergei Sviridov, a 46-year-old resident of Altai Krai, died on 12 June. He had been convicted of preparing to set fire to a military facility
03 Aug, 2026
Two and a half years for spitting on a St George ribbon, and eight years for posts on a blocked page
Read our overview of these and other cases of political prisoners we have recognised last week
31 Jul, 2026
63-year-old Jehovah’s Witness released after four years in a penal colony
Volodymyr Maladyka and two fellow believers, Yevhen Zhukov and Volodymyr Sakada, were detained in September 2020.
31 Jul, 2026
Natalya Shakh is a political prisoner
Сотрудницу дома культуры и певицу из маленького посёлка в Пермском крае приговорили к 5,5 годам заключения за три комментария в VK
30 Jul, 2026
Ukrainian national held in Russia since 2018 faces new criminal case after formal release
His treatment may be linked to the fact that Serhii Buhaichuk was detained in 2018 on charges of arms smuggling and illegal arms trafficking
30 Jul, 2026
Stavropol Krai resident Sergei Dubkov sentenced to six years for military ‘fakes’
The criminal case was launched over comments Sergei Dubkov left in a Telegram chat room
29 Jul, 2026
Moscow journalist Darya Shipacheva sentenced to twelve years for treason
Judge Sergei Podoprigorov of the Moscow City Court sentenced journalist and feminist Darya Shipacheva on 29 July 2026 to twelve years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 roubles
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