Documented Cases.

Social media

Olga Ogarkova

Olga Ogarkova was sentenced to five years in prison for posting messages in a messenger channel calling for an attack on President Putin and justifying missile strikes on the Crimean Bridge. She also made disrespectful remarks about her compatriots and expressed support for sabotage and terrorist attacks on Russian territory.

HEALTH CONCERNS

RU-CMGO

UNKNOWN

Social media

Yulia Semenova

Yulia Semenova (Belosliudtseva) was initially given a suspended sentence of 2.5 years for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and displaying banned symbols online. The suspended sentence was later replaced with a sentence in a penal colony.

Social media

Mikhail Romanov

Mikhail Romanov was initially fined for a VKontakte comment he claimed was made by a hacker. He later received a suspended sentence for discrediting the military and was eventually sentenced to five years in a penal colony following charges of calling for terrorism.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Journalism

Alexander Andreev

Former Radio Liberty correspondent Alexander Andreev was detained in Chita and accused of treason. According to the FSB, he allegedly transmitted information to the Security Service of Ukraine via Telegram about objects that were later subjected to cyberattacks.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

Aleksandr Snezhkov

Anarchist Aleksandr Snezhkov was sentenced to 4.5 years in a penal colony following a second criminal case involving reading case materials to cellmates. He was previously convicted for anti-war graffiti.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 31, 2026

Tatiana Zorina

Tatiana Zorina, the 23-year-old owner of a closed gay club in Chita, was sentenced to four years in prison for organizing the activities of an extremist organization. The charges stemmed from her management of the club 'Jackson'.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

RU-CMI8

32 YRS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Journalism

Nika Aleksandrovna Novak

Nika Novak, a journalist and poet, was sentenced to 4 years in prison for allegedly cooperating with a foreign state. The case was conducted in closed sessions, and details of the charges remain unclear.

RU-CMI8

18 YRS

Activism

Lyubov Lizunova

Lyubov Lizunova, an anarchist, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for graffiti and posts approving arson attacks on military recruitment centers. She administered Telegram channels dedicated to protests against the war in Ukraine.

Activism

Aleksandr Snezhkov

Aleksandr Snezhkov, an anarchist blogger, was initially sentenced to 6 years for graffiti and a Telegram post expressing approval of arson attacks on military recruitment centers. In a subsequent case, he received an additional sentence for justifying terrorism, bringing his total sentence to five years in a strict regime colony after being entrapped by a cellmate.