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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 5 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 5 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Ivan Nikolaevich Monakhov

Ivan Monakhov from Ivanovo was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony for state treason. He allegedly transferred money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the start of the war in 2022.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kolganov Yuri Nikolaevich

Yuri Kolganov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony for high treason after donating a small amount of money to the Legion "Freedom of Russia" via cryptocurrency. The prosecution claimed this constituted financial assistance to a foreign state against the security of the Russian Federation.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Shuya, Ivanovo region

Activism

Sergei Vladimirovich Veselov

Sergei Veselov, a civil activist and blogger, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison after previous convictions. He was charged with vandalism, discrediting the army, insulting a judge and is now accused of public calls for terrorism and cooperation with a foreign state.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Shuya, Ivanovo region

Protest

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lyamin

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to 8 years in prison for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a military commissariat building. The charges were upgraded to terrorism after the FSB took over the case.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast

Protest

Dmitry Lyamin

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for allegedly setting a military recruitment office on fire. He was also ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment at the place of serving his sentence.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted