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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.

Country

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Pavel Zholtikov

Pavel Zholtikov was prosecuted for a Telegram post showing a truck with the letter "Z" and a comment about Russians going to slaughter, and for calling to blow up military vehicles. He was fined 240,000 rubles.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Unknown male 280

A resident of Kaluga Oblast is being prosecuted for allegedly assisting in sabotage and inciting activities against the security of the Russian Federation. The case is linked to alleged involvement with Alexei Navalny's organizations and calls for sabotage of an industrial plant.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast

Social media

Zakhar Petukhov

Zakhar Petukhov, a resident of Obninsk, was sentenced to 2 years of compulsory labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. His prosecution stemmed from a message in a residential chat regarding the Bucha massacre.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Borovsky district, Kaluga Oblast

Activism

Egor Karpunin

A young man facing charges for distributing leaflets containing QR codes that link to information discrediting the Russian military. He had previously been fined for a solitary picket in Moscow.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast

Protest

Elizaveta Gutovskaia

Elizaveta Gutovskaia, a housewife from Obninsk, was sentenced to 6 months of restriction of liberty for desecrating the Russian flag. She spat on a flag attached to a car participating in a rally in support of the Russian army.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted