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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

Urgency

Evgeny Pinchuk

Hieromonk Evgeny Pinchuk (Nikandr) was sent to a pre-trial detention center for calling the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) "handsome" in a Telegram channel. He was previously fined for discrediting the Russian army.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk region

Social media

Kitkov Andrey Aleksandrovich

Andrey Kitkov, an entrepreneur from the Sverdlovsk region, was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in a general regime colony for publicly justifying terrorism. He posted a comment about the Crimean Bridge explosion.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk region

treason

Evgeniy Alekseevich Varaksin

Evgeniy Varaksin was sentenced to 12 years in prison for high treason for allegedly donating 100 Polish zlotys to a Ukrainian organization. The prosecution claimed the money was used to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is considered an act against the security of the Russian Federation.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region

Protest

Ivan Lyubimov

Artist Ivan Lyubimov was detained in Yekaterinburg for displaying an anti-war poster quoting John Donne and UN figures for civilian casualties in Ukraine. He awaits charges and has been previously fined for similar protests.

LAST UPDATED · JUN 24, 2026

Sverdlovsk Region, Sverdlovsk Region

Religious

Nikandr Pinchuk

Fr Nikandr Pinchuk, a Russian Orthodox priest, faces a criminal case for opposing Russia's war against Ukraine on religious grounds. He is under investigation under Criminal Code Article 280.3 for a repeat offense of "discrediting" the Armed Forces and remains a suspect but has not been arrested.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · JUN 24, 2026

Detained