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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 11 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 11 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Raisa Mikhaleva

Raisa Mikhaleva, a retired resident of Novokuznetsk, was sentenced to a year and two months of restriction of liberty for vandalism. She allegedly put anti-war slogans on the walls of building entrances.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Kemerovo Oblast

Social media

Sergey Arslanov

Sergey Arslanov was fined for making calls for terrorism in his VKontakte publications. The publications expressed hatred towards the Russian Armed Forces and the government in connection with the special military operation.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast

Social media

Arina Ivanova

Arina Ivanova was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for spreading "fakes" about the Russian army. The charges stemmed from a post where she accused the Russian military of crimes in Bucha and called on them to lay down their arms.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yurga, Kemerovo Oblast

anti war

Mariana Oorzhak

Mariana Oorzhak, a resident of Yurga, was given a suspended sentence for spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The court declined to disclose the specifics of the case.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast

Social media

Arina Sergeevna Ivanova

Arina Ivanova, a flower shop manager, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for spreading 'false information' about the Russian military based on political hatred. She is currently in custody.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Artyom Arturovich Basyrov

Artyom Basyrov was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for attempting to join the 'Freedom of Russia Legion' and subsequent charges related to terrorist activities. He has a history of administrative offenses for extremist symbols.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Protest

Vladimir Latypov

Vladimir Latypov, an entrepreneur, is facing charges for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after holding a solitary protest against the war. He had previously been held administratively liable for similar pickets, and he reportedly left Russia.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Protest

Sergey Khozyaikin

Sergey Khozyaikin was sentenced to 6 months of restraint for throwing eggshells filled with red paint at a banner with Putin's image in a shopping center. He disagreed with the war in Ukraine due to his pacifist views.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Journalism

Andrey Novashov

Andrey Novashov, a journalist, was convicted for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He published a translated account of the siege of Mariupol and other publications deemed to have misrepresented the goals of the Russian military.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Maxim Anatolevich Lavrentiev

Maxim Lavrentiev, a blogger and activist, was sentenced to 9 years in prison on multiple charges, including hooliganism, inflicting minor injury, violence against a government official, and inciting hatred. He has been in custody since his arrest in June 2020.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Activism

Sergei Valeryevich Kamensky

Sergei Kamensky, a blogger and activist from Kemerovo, was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony. He was found guilty of hooliganism, intentional infliction of light bodily harm, and incitement of hatred or enmity against law enforcement officers.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted