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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 12 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 12 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Ekaterina Sergeenko

Ekaterina Sergeenko was fined 120,000 rubles for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. She had previously been fined for writing anti-war slogans and messages in support of Navalny on buildings.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Protest

Mikhail Nikitin

Mikhail Nikitin was sentenced to six years in prison for planning to set fire to a military recruitment center. The FSB claims he aimed to sow panic among the local population.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Sergey Gavrikov

Sergey Gavrikov, a resident of the Sverdlovsk region, was sentenced to nine months of corrective labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The charge stemmed from an anti-military comment on VKontakte.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Social media

Andrei Kitkov

Andrei Kitkov was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for publicly justifying terrorism. The case stemmed from his approval of the strike on the Crimean bridge.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Other

Aleksey Pokazanyev

Aleksey Pokazanyev, a history teacher, was sentenced to three years in a settlement colony for publicly justifying terrorism. The charges stem from comments he made during a lesson about the explosion on the Crimean bridge and allegedly justifying an attempt on Putin's life.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Activism

Oleg Novoselov

Historian Oleg Novoselov has been arrested in Yekaterinburg on charges of assisting terrorist activities. He is known for researching Stalinist repressions in the Ural region and previously worked as a volunteer for Memorial.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Social media

Alexander Skryabnev

Alexander Skryabnev, owner of a key-making shop, faced a criminal case for repeatedly discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. He died before a verdict was reached; his case stemmed from anti-war statements on social media and inscriptions on his shop.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Verkhoturye, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Religious

Eugene Pinchuk

Eugene Pinchuk, a hieromonk, was initially fined for discrediting the Russian army in a social media post. He was later taken into custody on a new criminal case for publicly justifying terrorism.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Protest

Egor Lediakin

Egor Lediakin, a street artist, was detained for putting up anti-war stickers and graffiti insulting Putin. He was subjected to psychiatric evaluations and ultimately sentenced to six months of restricted freedom.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Protest

Unknown male 8

An unnamed male official is accused of attacking a police officer during the dispersal of a protest. He is an employee of the Department of State Housing and Construction Supervision of the Sverdlovsk Region.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Social media

Mikhail Klimarev

Mikhail Klimarev, head of the Society for the Defence of the Internet, is being prosecuted for calls for extremist activity due to a comment urging Ukrainian servicemen not to take Rosgvardia officers prisoner. He was also designated a "foreign agent".

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Protest

Alexey Rozhkov

Alexey Rozhkov was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for setting a military recruitment center on fire and giving an interview to Khodorkovsky LIVE channel. The interview led to charges of public justification of terrorism and spreading false information about the Armed Forces.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted