Documented cases

4 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

Bilisbek Abdirazak

There has been no news for a long time regarding the whereabouts of Kazakh activist Bilisbek Abdirazak, who is believed to be detained in China.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · OCT 27, 2026

Detained

RU-CMGN

49 YRS

Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast

Social media

Dmitry Igorevich Bogmut

Dmitry Bogmut, a laboratory technician, is accused of spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces on the internet. He was arrested in April 2024 and faces up to 10 years in prison under Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast

Social media

Dmitry Bogmut

Physicist Dmitry Bogmut was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime colony for posting anti-war comments online. He claims he was pressured into a confession by a cellmate linked to the FSB.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · NOV 4, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

AGE UNKNOWN

Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast

Activism

Momagul Alimordonova

Momagul Alimordonova is being prosecuted for violence against a police officer after allegedly assaulting her at a police station. The incident occurred after she accompanied her husband to the station where he was being charged and police asked her to leave, leading to a confrontation.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

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