Documented cases

6 people held for political reasons in Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Central Asia. Search by name, or filter by country, charge, arrest date and sentence.

Country

Urgency

Yuri Strubalin

Yuri Strubalin, a retired Ministry of Internal Affairs employee, was convicted of vandalism for writing anti-war slogans on buildings in Astrakhan. He was sentenced to three years of restricted liberty.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGO

43 YRS

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Anonymous male

An anonymous photographer from Astrakhan is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case is currently in court, but details are limited.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMI8

41 YRS

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Maksim Tupitsyn

Maksim Tupitsyn was fined 450,000 rubles for publicly justifying terrorism. The charges relate to his online posts in April 2022 that were seen as approval of a terrorist organization.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

AGE UNKNOWN

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Social media

Unknown female 88

An unnamed female resident of Astrakhan was sentenced to a fine of 200,000 rubles for spreading false information about the "special military operation" on social media. Information about the case is difficult to find on official court websites.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

unknown

RU-CMI8

35 YRS

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Protest

Marsel Nabiullin

Marsel Nabiullin was sentenced to restrictions on freedom for writing anti-war inscriptions on buildings and monuments. He was also fined and arrested under administrative charges.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast

Protest

Andrey Berezin

Andrey Berezin was sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony for driving through the fence of the FSB building and assaulting a traffic police inspector. He reportedly stated he wanted to knock down a Dzerzhinsky monument in response to children perishing in Ukraine.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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