Documented cases

3 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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Yaroslav Gavrilov

Yaroslav Gavrilov was sentenced to 16 years in prison for treason. He will spend the first three years in prison and the remainder in a high-security colony.

LAST UPDATED · NOV 5, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMTI

27 YRS

Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Ivan Shcherbakov

Ivan Shcherbakov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony for high treason involving two monetary transfers to Ukraine. He was detained in September 2024.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 15, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

37 YRS

Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Protest

Vitaly Barinov

Vitaly Barinov, a teacher, was arrested for shooting a military service advertisement and threatening a neighbor. He reported being tortured after his arrest and was initially going to be charged with arson, but the charge was dropped.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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