Documented cases

6 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

Alexander Grigoriev

Alexander Grigoriev, a member of the Yabloko party, is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces and insulting authorities. He has left Russia after an arrest warrant was issued.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMHF

AGE UNKNOWN

Voronezh region, Lipetsk region

Ethnic persecution

Parents of Crimean Tatars

The parents of arrested Crimean Tatar women (Esma Nimetulaeva, Elviza Alieva, Nasiba Saidova, and Fevzie Osmanova) were detained multiple times while traveling to Moscow to meet with the Commissioner for Human Rights. They were stopped in Voronezh and Lipetsk regions and subjected to questioning and document checks.

HEALTH CONCERNS INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Klyuka Daniil Vladimirovich

Daniil Klyuka was sentenced to 20 years in prison for financing terrorism and high treason after being accused of transferring money to a Ukrainian fund and drawing 'seditious' caricatures. He claims he was tortured into confessing that the funds were for the Azov battalion.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Felix Viktorovich Eliseev

Felix Eliseev was sentenced to 14 years for public justification of terrorism and state treason for allegedly providing financial assistance to Ukraine. He is accused of administering Telegram channels with anti-war content and transferring funds to a Ukrainian citizen for military equipment.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

40 YRS

Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast

Activism

Gennady Makarov

Gennady Makarov, a human rights defender, is facing a libel case for a social media post about the governor of the Lipetsk region. He was previously searched under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and detained for reposting a video.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMI8

35 YRS

Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast

Social media

Ilya Danilov

Ilya Danilov, a former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters, is being prosecuted for publishing a video in his Telegram channel showing captured Russian soldiers calling their mothers. He has left Russia and his trial status is unknown.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

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