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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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Ilya Konstantinov

Ilya Konstantinov, a teacher, is being prosecuted for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces and for publicly justifying terrorism. The verdict is currently unknown.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Social media

Igor Orlovskii

Igor Orlovskii was sentenced to imprisonment for rehabilitating Nazism and spreading 'fake news' about the Russian Armed Forces based on his social media posts. His sentence was cumulative with a previous sentence.

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Social media

Natalia Podolyak

Natalia Podolyak, a teacher from Krasnoyarsk, was fined 100,000 rubles for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces due to 17 comments she made on social media. She was previously fined for discrediting the army and was dismissed from her university position after the comments were made.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Protest

Andrei Petrauskas

Andrei Petrauskas has been sentenced to nine years in prison for an arson attack on a military recruitment centre in Krasnoyarsk and for publicly justifying terrorism. He reportedly stated he wanted to do a good deed for society, and the justification charge stemmed from conversations with Ukrainian prisoners about the Russian Freedom Legion.

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

anti war

Natalya Peterimova

Natalya Peterimova, a former employee of Navalny Headquarters, is being prosecuted for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. She is currently outside of Russia and was arrested 'in absentia'.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

on trial