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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 14 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 14 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Ilya Konstantinov

Ilya Konstantinov, a teacher, is being prosecuted for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces and for publicly justifying terrorism. The verdict is currently unknown.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Evgeniya Mandrygina

Evgeniya Mandrygina, a journalist from Krasnoyarsk, was sentenced to 3 years of forced labor for allegedly using violence against a military commissar. The incident occurred while she was reporting on mobilization efforts.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

54 YRS

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Social media

Igor Orlovskii

Igor Orlovskii was sentenced to imprisonment for rehabilitating Nazism and spreading 'fake news' about the Russian Armed Forces based on his social media posts. His sentence was cumulative with a previous sentence.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGN

55 YRS

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Social media

Natalia Podolyak

Natalia Podolyak, a teacher from Krasnoyarsk, was fined 100,000 rubles for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces due to 17 comments she made on social media. She was previously fined for discrediting the army and was dismissed from her university position after the comments were made.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

48 YRS

Yenisei district, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Social media

Fedor Luzin

Fedor Luzin has been charged with discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and publicly justifying terrorism, the details of sentencing are unknown. He was previously fined for posting a picture containing an inscription in a blue-yellow circle.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Sergey Ninikin

A 63-year-old pensioner from Krasnoyarsk was sentenced to nine years in prison for making donations to the extremist/terrorist group 'Artpodgotovka'.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Activism

Ekaterina Fatyanova

Activist Ekaterina Fatyanova had her sentence of forced labor changed to a settlement colony following reports of pressure and poor conditions. She was originally convicted for distributing a newspaper that criticized the military.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 28, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGN

39 YRS

Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Protest

Garmash Vladimir Aleksandrovich

Vladimir Garmash was sentenced to 3 years in prison for damaging 13 posters promoting contract military service. He expressed remorse and explained his actions as a protest against the war in Ukraine and corruption within the Ministry of Defense.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

political

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 · SEP 1, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

54 YRS

Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Social media

Sergey Valerievich Kurilenko

Sergey Kurilenko was sentenced to 6 years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army and making extremist calls online. He was previously prosecuted administratively for social media posts and expressed a desire to leave Russia before his arrest.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 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

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Protest

Andrei Petrauskas

Andrei Petrauskas has been sentenced to nine years in prison for an arson attack on a military recruitment centre in Krasnoyarsk and for publicly justifying terrorism. He reportedly stated he wanted to do a good deed for society, and the justification charge stemmed from conversations with Ukrainian prisoners about the Russian Freedom Legion.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

43 YRS

closed city of Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Protest

Roman Baliasin

Roman Baliasin is charged with violence against an FSB officer after allegedly trying to paint over the letter "Z" on a sign. He claims he was beaten and threatened by law enforcement officers.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Detained

RU-CMI8

37 YRS

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai

anti war

Natalya Peterimova

Natalya Peterimova, a former employee of Navalny Headquarters, is being prosecuted for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. She is currently outside of Russia and was arrested 'in absentia'.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

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