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1 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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Yevgeny Kim

Yevgeny Kim was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for meeting with Muslims to discuss the works of Said Nursi. After serving his term, he was stripped of his Russian citizenship and is currently being held in a detention centre because he is stateless and cannot be deported.

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LAST UPDATED · OCT 10, 2026

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Russia · Art. 207.3 · military "fakes"
Russia · Art. 280.3 · "discrediting" the army
Russia · Art. 205.2 · justification of terrorism
Russia · Art. 275 · high treason
Russia · Art. 275.1 · confidential cooperation with a foreign state
Russia · Art. 205.5 · participation in a terrorist organization
Russia · Art. 282.2 · participation in an extremist organization
Russia · Art. 280 · calls to extremism
Russia · Art. 354.1 · rehabilitation of Nazism
Russia · Art. 205 · terrorist act
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