Documented cases

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

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Urgency

Evgenii Melikhov

Evgenii Melikhov was sentenced to imprisonment for public calls for terrorism. His prosecution stemmed from a comment he posted online related to power outages in Ukraine.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMHE

25 YRS

Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Activism

Unknown female 17

An unidentified woman from Chelyabinsk was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment for extremist calls. The charges stem from her posting materials that supported the 'Legion Freedom of Russia' in April 2022.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

46 YRS

Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Social media

Diana Nefedova

Diana Nefedova was prosecuted for posting information about the killings of civilians in Bucha on her VKontakte page. She was sentenced to 6 months of correctional labour.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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