Documented cases

5 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

Egor Karpunin

A young man facing charges for distributing leaflets containing QR codes that link to information discrediting the Russian military. He had previously been fined for a solitary picket in Moscow.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

unknown

RU-CMGO

UNKNOWN

Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast

Social media

Zakhar Petukhov

Zakhar Petukhov, a resident of Obninsk, was sentenced to 2 years of compulsory labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. His prosecution stemmed from a message in a residential chat regarding the Bucha massacre.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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A resident of Kaluga Oblast is being prosecuted for allegedly assisting in sabotage and inciting activities against the security of the Russian Federation. The case is linked to alleged involvement with Alexei Navalny's organizations and calls for sabotage of an industrial plant.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMI8

20 YRS

Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast

Social media

Pavel Zholtikov

Pavel Zholtikov was prosecuted for a Telegram post showing a truck with the letter "Z" and a comment about Russians going to slaughter, and for calling to blow up military vehicles. He was fined 240,000 rubles.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

43 YRS

Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast

Protest

Elizaveta Gutovskaia

Elizaveta Gutovskaia, a housewife from Obninsk, was sentenced to 6 months of restriction of liberty for desecrating the Russian flag. She spat on a flag attached to a car participating in a rally in support of the Russian army.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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