All assessments of the criminal prosecution of specific individuals, including the designation of detained persons as political prisoners, reflect the position of our Project. Such assessments are not based on the views and assessments of the individuals being prosecuted, their families, friends or lawyers, and do not imply their consent or approval. The information regarding the facts of specific criminal cases published on our Project’s website has been obtained from public sources and does not imply or require the consent of the individuals mentioned therein or their representatives.
Vitalii Panchenko and Ivan Dmytrakov are political prisoners
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been sentenced to 15 and 14 years in a strict regime penal colony on terrorism charges for participating in combat in Kursk Oblast
15 Jul, 2025
Eduard Asanov is a political prisoner
A Crimean Tatar has been sentenced to eight and a half years in a strict regime prison on a charge of participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion
14 Jul, 2025
Maria Bontsler is a political prisoner
A 65-year-old defence lawyer faces up to eight years’ imprisonment on charges of collusion with foreigners
11 Jul, 2025
Jehovah’s Witness Sona Olopova was released on parole
On July 7, Sona Olopova was released on parole from the Samara correctional center, where she had been serving a sentence of forced labor since May 2024.
11 Jul, 2025
Grigory Severin is a political prisoner
An activist from Voronezh is being prosecuted for seeking to persuade fellow inmates in a penal colony not to go to fight in the war against Ukraine.
10 Jul, 2025
Andrei Kotov is a political prisoner
A resident of Vladimir Oblast has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony on a charge of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Russian armed forces for posts on VK
10 Jul, 2025
Yevgeny Mishchenko is a political prisoner
A volunteer at the ‘Nemtsov Bridge’ memorial has been sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony for corresponding with the Free Russia Legion and filming military facilities
09 Jul, 2025
Nikolas Berianidze is a political prisoner
A Georgian has been sentenced to a lengthy term of imprisonment for serving in the Ukrainian Azov Battalion
09 Jul, 2025
Leonid Klepov is a political prisoner
A resident of Tula has been sentenced to two years in a penal colony for two online comments about the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Free Russia Legion
08 Jul, 2025
Roman Ivanishin is a political prisoner
A junior sergeant from Sakhalin has been sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime penal colony for surrendering and refusing to fight
07 Jul, 2025
Anna Panteleeva, Kristina Rozhkova and Sergei Evstyukhin are political prisoners
Artists and a photographer are being prosecuted for ‘insulting the feelings of believers’ and ‘desecrating burial places’ because of a photoshoot in a cemetery
04 Jul, 2025
At least eleven Ukrainian POWs recognized as political prisoners have been released in a prisoner exchange
The list is being updated as new information becomes available
04 Jul, 2025
Sergei Mironov is a political prisoner
A resident of Kamyshin has been sentenced to nine years in a penal colony on a charge of treason, accused of intending to join the Ukrainian armed forces
03 Jul, 2025
Andrei Gilishev is a political prisoner
A medical laboratory assistantfrom Tyumen has been sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime penal colony for attempting to join the Free Russia Legion and for anti-wargraffiti
02 Jul, 2025
Ilya Zabolotsky is a political prisoner
A resident of Novoaltaisk has been sentenced to five years in a strict regime penal colony for attempting to join the Ukrainian armed forces
02 Jul, 2025
Konstantin Ledkov is a political prisoner
A librarian from the Russian Arctic has been sentenced to five and a half years in a penal colony for his anti-war stance
01 Jul, 2025
Evgeny Lazutin is a political prisoner
A security guard at a market in Khanty-Mansiysk has been sentenced to one year in a penal colony for a smoking-room argument about the war in Ukraine
01 Jul, 2025
Nikolai Romanyuk is a political prisoner
A pastor from Moscow Oblast has been sentenced to 4 years in a penal colony for an anti-war sermon
30 Jun, 2025
Magomedgadzhi Rabadanov is a political prisoner
A pensioner from St Petersburg has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony on a charge of collusion with foreigners
27 Jun, 2025
Yury Orlov is a political prisoner
A pension fund employee from Komi has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for two social media comments – one of which was written in 2021
27 Jun, 2025
Anton Galeta is a political prisoner
A civil servant from Perm has been sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony on charges of preparing to commit an act of terrorism, preparing to commit treason, and justifying terrorism
26 Jun, 2025
Dmitry Goldychev is a political prisoner
A St Petersburg resident has been sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony for attempting to join the Free Russia Legion
25 Jun, 2025
Oleksandr Sheiko and Dmytro Yukhnov are political prisoners
Two Ukrainians have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for serving in the Aidar Battalion
25 Jun, 2025
Evgeny Alakaev is a political prisoner
A Russian army officer has been sentenced to 18 years in a penal colony for corresponding with a priest and for sharing a photo of a document about peacekeepers’ casualties in Nagorno-Karabakh
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