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2 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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Yuri Samsonov

Yuri Samsonov was sentenced to six years in prison for public justification of terrorism, allegedly for a comment in support of the "Russian Volunteer Corps." He was initially accused of high treason and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization, but those charges were dropped.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Nikolay Tokmantsev

Nikolay Tokmantsev was convicted of public justification of terrorism for a social media post that was seen as approving of Ukraine's actions to blow up the Crimean bridge. He was sentenced to a fine and banned from administering websites.

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LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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