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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 14 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 14 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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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

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

Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk region

Activism

Ksenia Garina

Ksenia Garina was detained after being released from pre-trial detention and arrested on new charges of financing extremist activities. The charges stem from transfers totaling 993 rubles to Roman Rugevich, the founder of the Anti-Torture project.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Social media

Alexandra Kuzyk

Alexandra Kuzyk was sentenced to 1.5 years of compulsory labor for the illegal production of pornography. The charges stemmed from two books of fan fiction that a psychological-linguistic expert deemed pornographic.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Social media

Alexandra Kuzik

A 36-year-old photographer in Yekaterinburg was sentenced to 1.5 years of compulsory labor for the illegal production of pornography. The case was triggered by a report regarding fanfiction books she wrote containing LGBTQ+ characters.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Russia

political

Fazil Valiahkhametov

71-year-old Tatar activist Fazil Valiahkhametov was sentenced to six years in prison for posts on VKontakte regarding the Russian army. He has been in detention since December 2024.

HEALTH RISK INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · JUL 5, 2026

Oleg Novoselov

Historian Oleg Novoselov, who researches Stalinist repressions, has been taken into custody on charges of assisting terrorist activity. He was added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists in late April.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Alakaev Evgeny Alexandrovich

Evgeny Alexandrovich Alakaev, a Major in the Russian Armed Forces, was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony for illegally obtaining and disseminating state secrets and for treason. He allegedly photographed a document related to the death of Russian peacekeepers and sent it to his mother.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Aleksandr Evgenevich Neustroev

Aleksandr Neustroev was sentenced to 3 years in a penal colony for hooliganism after confronting a boy wearing a Z hat. A new criminal case was opened against him for allegedly justifying terrorism in a conversation with cellmates.

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

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

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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

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