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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 8 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 8 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Vladimir Shafirov

Vladimir Shafirov is a blogger prosecuted for an anti-mobilization video in which he discussed the possibility of people setting fire to military enlistment offices. He left Russia in 2021 and was in Mariupol when the invasion began.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Selenghinsk, Buryatia

treason

Zimin Dmitry Sergeevich

Dmitry Zimin was sentenced to 8 years for preparing to commit treason and participate in a terrorist organization by attempting to join the Legion "Freedom of Russia" to fight for Ukraine. He allegedly photographed cell towers and sent their coordinates to a representative of the organization.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Mukhorshibir, Republic of Buryatia

Protest

Babintsev Mikhail Petrovich

Mikhail Babintsev was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony for committing a terrorist act by setting fire to a military enlistment office. The court stated that Babintsev was motivated by his negative attitude towards the war in Ukraine and partial mobilization.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Natalia Filonova

Natalia Filonova was convicted of violence against police officers during an anti-mobilization protest and sentenced to imprisonment. She was released in March 2025.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Mikhail Babintsev

Mikhail Babintsev was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a military recruitment office in Buryatia. He was reportedly against the war and hoped to avoid being drafted.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Unknown male 17

An unnamed minor is accused of vandalizing a monument to Lenin by setting fire to a banner with the letter V attached to it. The FSB claims the suspect repented and admitted guilt.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Unknown male 16

An unnamed male was charged with vandalism for allegedly setting fire to a banner with the letter V attached to a Lenin monument. He was a minor at the time and reportedly confessed.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kirill

Kirill, a mobilized junior sergeant, allegedly refused to go to Ukraine and shoot at Ukrainians, then escaped through a hole in the fence. He faces charges for unauthorized abandonment of a military unit.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

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