Documented cases

10 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

Roman Losyakin

Roman Losyakin was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison for reposting a video about Bucha with a comment criticizing the Russian army. He had previously left Russia in 2022 following pressure from the Federal Penitentiary Service.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 10, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

26 YRS

Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast

Social media

Alexander Zykov

Alexander Zykov, a former head of Navalny’s organization branches, was sentenced in absentia to five years of imprisonment for posts about dead soldiers and anti-war actions. The case was initiated for disseminating deliberately false information about the use of the Armed Forces.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Evgeniya Berkovich

Director and poet Evgeniya Berkovich has been sent to disciplinary isolation (SHIZO) for the third time while serving a sentence for 'justifying terrorism'. She is reportedly being denied necessary medication in the facility.

HEALTH CONCERNS INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · NOV 9, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMTC

AGE UNKNOWN

Soligalich, Kostroma Oblast

Social media

Yan Kulikov

Bookseller Yan Kulikov had his suspended sentence upgraded to five years in a general regime colony by an appeals court. The case stems from his social media posts regarding Russian military strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 5, 2026

Kostroma, Kostroma region

Social media

Gribov Roman Vitalievich

Roman Gribov, 42, was arrested in Kostroma for two comments on Telegram, accused of inciting terrorism and extremism. He reported being tortured by FSB officers after his detention, including electric shocks and beatings.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Roman Gribov

Roman Gribov was sentenced to 6 years in prison for two Telegram comments allegedly calling for terrorism and extremism. Gribov maintains his innocence and reported being tortured with electric shocks by FSB officers following his arrest in July 2025.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · NOV 6, 2026

Nikolai Valeryevich Malkerov

Nikolai Malkerov was sentenced to 4 years in prison for collaborating with the Legion "Freedom of Russia", an organization deemed terrorist in Russia. He allegedly contacted the organization online and offered to provide information, but was apprehended before he could do so.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Dmitry Terebilov

Jehovah's Witness Dmitry Terebilov was sentenced to over five years in a strict-regime labor camp for discussing his faith with a fellow prisoner. This is his second conviction related to extremist organization charges.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 27, 2026

Kostroma Region, Russia

Religious

Dmitry Terebilov

Jehovah's Witness Dmitry Terebilov is on trial in Kostroma for answering religious questions from a fellow prisoner while serving a 3-year sentence. He faces additional charges of involvement in an extremist organization.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 30, 2026

on trial

RU-CMI8

44 YRS

Soligalich, Kostroma Oblast

Social media

Ian Kulikov

Ian Kulikov, an entrepreneur from Kostroma, is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces through his VKontakte posts. The posts concerned the shelling of Ukrainian cities by the Russian army, and the case has been subject to multiple appeals and revisions.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

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