Documented cases

7 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

Sergei Kalinin

Sergei Kalinin was sentenced to 18 years in prison for treason, specifically for providing coordinates of a Ministry of Defense object to Ukrainian intelligence. He had a previous conviction for assisting terrorism.

LAST UPDATED · NOV 12, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

36 YRS

Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast

Treason or espionage

Ivan Nikolaevich Monakhov

Ivan Monakhov from Ivanovo was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony for state treason. He allegedly transferred money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the start of the war in 2022.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Kolganov Yuri Nikolaevich

Yuri Kolganov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony for high treason after donating a small amount of money to the Legion "Freedom of Russia" via cryptocurrency. The prosecution claimed this constituted financial assistance to a foreign state against the security of the Russian Federation.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Shuya, Ivanovo region

Activism

Sergei Vladimirovich Veselov

Sergei Veselov, a civil activist and blogger, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison after previous convictions. He was charged with vandalism, discrediting the army, insulting a judge and is now accused of public calls for terrorism and cooperation with a foreign state.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Shuya, Ivanovo region

Protest

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lyamin

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to 8 years in prison for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a military commissariat building. The charges were upgraded to terrorism after the FSB took over the case.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

33 YRS

Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast

Protest

Dmitry Lyamin

Dmitry Lyamin was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for allegedly setting a military recruitment office on fire. He was also ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment at the place of serving his sentence.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Dmitry Mikhailov

Dmitry Mikhailov is among dozens of Jehovah's Witnesses facing criminal charges in Russia. He was arrested in April 2018 and faces charges related to participating in and financing extremist activities.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 25, 2026

Detained

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