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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 9 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 9 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Urgency

Anonymous male

An anonymous photographer from Astrakhan is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case is currently in court, but details are limited.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

V. A. N.

V. A. N. was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of forced labor for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The appeal was upheld.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Natalia Belyavskaya

Natalia Belyavskaya, a resident of Znamensk, was sentenced to eight months of corrective labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case was initiated due to publications about civilian deaths in Ukraine.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Unknown female 88

An unnamed female resident of Astrakhan was sentenced to a fine of 200,000 rubles for spreading false information about the "special military operation" on social media. Information about the case is difficult to find on official court websites.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Maksim Tupitsyn

Maksim Tupitsyn was fined 450,000 rubles for publicly justifying terrorism. The charges relate to his online posts in April 2022 that were seen as approval of a terrorist organization.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Protest

Yuri Strubalin

Yuri Strubalin, a retired Ministry of Internal Affairs employee, was convicted of vandalism for writing anti-war slogans on buildings in Astrakhan. He was sentenced to three years of restricted liberty.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Vitaly Vladimirovich Zhuravlev

Vitaly Zhuravlev was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for discrediting the Russian army on social media. He was previously fined for a similar administrative offense and then charged under the criminal code for his online activity, which included posting a photo of Putin with a critical caption.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Protest

Marsel Nabiullin

Marsel Nabiullin was sentenced to restrictions on freedom for writing anti-war inscriptions on buildings and monuments. He was also fined and arrested under administrative charges.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Protest

Andrey Berezin

Andrey Berezin was sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony for driving through the fence of the FSB building and assaulting a traffic police inspector. He reportedly stated he wanted to knock down a Dzerzhinsky monument in response to children perishing in Ukraine.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted