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An anti-war activist from Moscow has been sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment on charges of sabotage, terrorism and treason
27 Nov, 2025
Thirteen more people convicted in the Baymak case are political prisoners
Participants in a public rally in support of opposition figure Fail Alsynov have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment
26 Nov, 2025
Ivan Bezliepkin, Yurii Makarenko, Hlib Petruk, Volodymyr Puzanov and Dmytro Reivakh are political prisoners
Five Ukrainians have been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment for serving in the Donbas-Ukraine Battalion
26 Nov, 2025
Vadim Selin is a political prisoner
A resident of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for correspondence with the Free Russia Legion and comments on Telegram
25 Nov, 2025
Sergei Loshakov is a political prisoner
A resident of Surgut has been sentenced to nine years in a strict regime penal colony on a charge of financing the Ukrainian armed forces
25 Nov, 2025
Anton Zhigalov, Aleksei Kuznetsov, and Konstantin Mikheev are political prisoners
Three more people have been deprived of liberty on a charge of financing the Anti-Corruption Foundation
24 Nov, 2025
Vladimir Skvortsov is a political prisoner
An employee of the Russian postal service in Vologda has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation and distributing leaflets of the Free Russia Legion
21 Nov, 2025
Seven Azov Battalion soldiers are political prisoners
Ukrainian prisoners of war have been given long prison sentences for having served in the National Guard
20 Nov, 2025
Sergei Ganin is a political prisoner
A construction worker from Nizhny Novgorod has been sentenced to nine years in a penal colony for alleged participation in the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps in 2015
20 Nov, 2025
Stanislav Lisovsky is a political prisoner
A resident of Krasnodar Krai has been sentenced to seven years in a strict regime penal colony for wanting to join the Free Russia Legion
19 Nov, 2025
Serhii Shtyrov is a political prisoner
A resident of occupied Yenakiieve in the Donetsk region of Ukraine has been sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony for financing the Ukrainian armed forces
18 Nov, 2025
Ilya Tarasov is a political prisoner
A St. Petersburg resident has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for transferring 12,500 roubles to the Ukrainian armed forces
18 Nov, 2025
Nikita Belikov is a political prisoner
A resident of Stavropol has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment on a charge of participating in the activities of the Azov Battalion
17 Nov, 2025
Viktor Pokusin is a political prisoner
An ensign from Siberia was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for desertion and collusion with the Free Russia Legion
14 Nov, 2025
Mikhail Sbeglov is a political prisoner
A manager from Kemerovo was sentenced to four and a half years’ imprisonment on a charge of wanting to join the Free Russia Legion
13 Nov, 2025
Olga Sofronova-Moskvina is a political prisoner
An animal rights activist from Saransk has been remanded in custody on a charge of inciting violence and justifying terrorism for online comments about political prisoners
12 Nov, 2025
Mekhriban Lukinskaya is a political prisoner
A resident of Ryazan has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment on a charge of collusion with Ukrainian intelligence
12 Nov, 2025
Velimor Merkulov is a political prisoner
A mountaineer was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on charges of treason and justifying terrorism
11 Nov, 2025
Radik Makaev is a political prisoner
A Tolyatti resident has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on a charge of intending to join the Free Russia Legion
11 Nov, 2025
Dmitry Seleznyov is a political prisoner
A chef has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment on a charge of attempting to poison Russian soldiers with water from a field kitchen
10 Nov, 2025
Mikhail Koval, Nadezhda Ukhova, and Viktoriia Brazhnik are political prisoners
Parishioners of the Vozrozhdenie (Revival) Church have been charged with involvement in an ‘undesirable organisation’ for religious gatherings and donations
07 Nov, 2025
Valerii Lyzun and Dmytro Pastashchuk are political prisoners
Two Yalta residents have been sentenced to terms of five and six years in a penal colony for ‘collusion with a foreign state’
07 Nov, 2025
Vasyl Bovkun, Oleksandr Maksymchuk, Anton Saikhiev, and Artur Tkachenko are political prisoners
Four Ukrainian military servicemen have been sentenced to terms ranging from 18 to 20 years in a strict regime penal colony for serving in the Azov Battalion
06 Nov, 2025
Tetiana Omelchenko is a political prisoner
A citizen of both Ukraine and Russia has been sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony on a charge of treason for donating 15,000 roubles to the Ukrainian armed forces
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