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Yuri Orlov

Yuri Orlov, an employee of the Pension Fund, was convicted of calls to terrorism for aggressive statements about authorities made in a Telegram chat room. He was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony and placed in a punishment cell for a joke about Putin.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Syktyvkar, Komi Republic

Activism

Andrey Yuryevich Ivashev

Andrey Ivashev, a pensioner and civil activist, was sentenced to 6 years for public calls to terrorism and extremism, incitement of hatred, and disrespect for court. The charges relate to comments made online.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted