Documented cases

4 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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Kristina Odintsova

20-year-old student Kristina Odintsova was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for high treason. She is accused of filming Russian military locations in Luhansk and passing data to the SBU.

LAST UPDATED · NOV 6, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

34 YRS

Novoaidar, Luhansk region, Ukraine

Kuzmenko Ekaterina Yurievna

Ekaterina Kuzmenko, a Ukrainian and Russian citizen and former sanitary worker for the Aidar battalion, was sentenced for participating in a terrorist community. She has been imprisoned since January 24, 2024, and is serving her sentence in a minimum security penal colony.

HEALTH CONCERNS

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

56 YRS

Starobilsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine

Sergey Yuryevich Ivashchenko

Sergey Ivashchenko, a Ukrainian citizen and former member of the Aidar battalion, was sentenced to 6 years for participating in a terrorist community. He was arrested in the Luhansk region.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

49 YRS

Bondarevo, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Vladimir Vasilievich Linnik

Vladimir Linnik, a tractor driver from the Luhansk region of Ukraine and father of two minor children, was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony for participating in a terrorist community. He was deprived of his liberty in July 2022.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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