Documented cases

13 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

Arina Sergeevna Ivanova

Arina Ivanova, a flower shop manager, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for spreading 'false information' about the Russian military based on political hatred. She is currently in custody.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGO

AGE UNKNOWN

Yurga, Kemerovo Oblast

Anti-war

Mariana Oorzhak

Mariana Oorzhak, a resident of Yurga, was given a suspended sentence for spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The court declined to disclose the specifics of the case.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGN

76 YRS

Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast

Protest

Raisa Mikhaleva

Raisa Mikhaleva, a retired resident of Novokuznetsk, was sentenced to a year and two months of restriction of liberty for vandalism. She allegedly put anti-war slogans on the walls of building entrances.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

40 YRS

Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Kemerovo Oblast

Social media

Sergey Arslanov

Sergey Arslanov was fined for making calls for terrorism in his VKontakte publications. The publications expressed hatred towards the Russian Armed Forces and the government in connection with the special military operation.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast

Social media

Arina Ivanova

Arina Ivanova was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for spreading "fakes" about the Russian army. The charges stemmed from a post where she accused the Russian military of crimes in Bucha and called on them to lay down their arms.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMRQ

31 YRS

Kuzbass, Kemerovo region

Anastasia Kolokoltseva

Anastasia Kolokoltseva is serving a 14-year sentence for high treason and attempting to join the Russian Volunteer Corps. While in prison, she was fined for a tattoo that authorities claimed resembled terrorist symbols.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 25, 2026

Artyom Arturovich Basyrov

Artyom Basyrov was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for attempting to join the 'Freedom of Russia Legion' and subsequent charges related to terrorist activities. He has a history of administrative offenses for extremist symbols.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMU9

AGE UNKNOWN

Kemerovo Region, Russia

Religious

Andrey Vlasov

Andrey Vlasov, a registered disabled individual, was sentenced to seven years in a labour camp for remaining a believer after the 2017 ban on Jehovah's Witnesses.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · OCT 28, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

AGE UNKNOWN

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Protest

Vladimir Latypov

Vladimir Latypov, an entrepreneur, is facing charges for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after holding a solitary protest against the war. He had previously been held administratively liable for similar pickets, and he reportedly left Russia.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMI8

AGE UNKNOWN

Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Protest

Sergey Khozyaikin

Sergey Khozyaikin was sentenced to 6 months of restraint for throwing eggshells filled with red paint at a banner with Putin's image in a shopping center. He disagreed with the war in Ukraine due to his pacifist views.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

48 YRS

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Journalism

Andrey Novashov

Andrey Novashov, a journalist, was convicted for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He published a translated account of the siege of Mariupol and other publications deemed to have misrepresented the goals of the Russian military.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

36 YRS

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast

Activism

Sergei Valeryevich Kamensky

Sergei Kamensky, a blogger and activist from Kemerovo, was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony. He was found guilty of hooliganism, intentional infliction of light bodily harm, and incitement of hatred or enmity against law enforcement officers.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Maxim Anatolevich Lavrentiev

Maxim Lavrentiev, a blogger and activist, was sentenced to 9 years in prison on multiple charges, including hooliganism, inflicting minor injury, violence against a government official, and inciting hatred. He has been in custody since his arrest in June 2020.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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