Documented cases

3 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

Moscow resident

A Moscow resident was sent to a pre-trial detention center on charges of financing terrorism. According to the investigation, she sent five donations to Artpodgotovka between December 2021 and February 2024, totaling 8495 rubles.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

RU-CMKR

54 YRS

Moscow, Moscow Oblast

Protest

Nelli Gaprindashvili

Nelli Gaprindashvili was arrested for 15 days after a solo picket in Alexandrovsky Garden with a poster "Putin is a murderer". She was charged with violating the procedure for holding a protest, discrediting the army, and disobeying police.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

RU-CMGN

66 YRS

Moscow, Moscow Oblast

Social media

Usman Akramovich Baratov

Usman Baratov was sentenced to 4 years in a general regime colony for inciting hatred or enmity in a social media post. The post commented on rising egg prices in Russia and was deemed offensive to participants in the Special Military Operation in Ukraine.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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