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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 4 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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A resident of Yelizovo was detained and fined for expressing support in Telegram for the Ukrainian right-wing radical movement. The individual was charged with justification of terrorism.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Zaporozhye village, Kamchatka Krai

treason

Valery Vladimirovich Dobrovolsky

Valery Dobrovolsky, a citizen of Ukraine and Russia with a disability, is under house arrest. He is accused of confidential collaboration with a foreign state and allegedly admitted to communicating with representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Valeria Dobrovolsky

Valeria Dobrovolsky, a 68-year-old Ukrainian national living in Kamchatka, is facing high treason charges. The case stems from his alleged communication with the SBU and a trip to Ukraine to renew his passport.

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · JUL 4, 2026

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai

Journalism

Vladimir Efimov

Vladimir Efimov, a journalist and head of the Primorye branch of the Yabloko political party, was sentenced to two years in a settlement-type colony for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and repeated propaganda of Nazi symbols. He was initially detained in May 2022 and faced multiple cases related to discrediting the Armed Forces and propaganda of Nazi symbols.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted