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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 8 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 8 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Maxim Chishkovsky

Maxim Chishkovsky was sentenced to 11 years in a strict regime colony for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a military recruitment office in Vladivostok in September 2022. He described his actions as a manifestation of his civil position.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai

Protest

Olga Bratash

Olga Bratash was fined for spilling red paint on a monument dedicated to the spy Richard Sorge. Her children were temporarily placed in a rehabilitation center following her arrest.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Daniil Aleksandrovich Bondarenko

Daniil Bondarenko, a military serviceman from Vladivostok, was sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony for publicly justifying terrorism. The charges stem from a conversation where he expressed disagreement with the war in Ukraine and justified attacks on the Crimean Bridge.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai

Social media

Konstantin Mironenko

Konstantin Mironenko, a security guard from Vladivostok, received a suspended sentence for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces due to posts on social media. Prior to this, he was fined for discrediting the army and petty hooliganism for insulting the president.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai

Social media

Ruslan Karabalin

Ruslan Karabalin, a resident of Vladivostok, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for public incitement to terrorism. The charges relate to messages he posted in an internet chat room that approved of the killing of war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky and incited civil war or a military coup.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai

political

Artem Samsonov

A cassation court upheld the sentence for former politician Artem Samsonov, refusing to release him from prison despite his skin cancer diagnosis. He is serving a 13-year sentence for a case involving an alleged incident with a minor.

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · JUL 5, 2026

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai

Social media

Dolite Sinitsyna

Dolite Sinitsyna, a pensioner, was prosecuted for comments on Odnoklassniki that were deemed incitement of violence against the Russian military. She was diagnosed with mental health issues and sentenced to one and a half years in an open prison.

HEALTH RISK

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai

Other

Alekseev Andrey Igorevich

Andrey Alekseev, a conscript, was sentenced to 7 years for allegedly attempting to set fire to a military enlistment office in Vladivostok after being contacted via Telegram. He was convicted of a terrorist act and claims he was offered money for the act by an individual who contacted him online.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted