Documented Cases.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Eva Bagrova

17-year-old Eva Bagrova was sentenced to 4 years in a colony for displaying photos of members of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) on a school bulletin board.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 31, 2026

Social media

Dmitry Sorokin

Dmitry Sorokin, a 56-year-old loader from Saint Petersburg, was sentenced to eight years in prison for posts on a blocked VKontakte page. The posts discussed the Azov regiment and missile strikes on Ukraine.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 30, 2026

Social media

Alexandra Maroti

Alexandra Maroti was sentenced to 2 years in a penal colony for a video showing her burning a Russian passport. She was charged with desecrating the state emblem and hooliganism.

RU-CMQD

48 YRS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Yaroslava Chumakova

Yaroslava Chumakova was sentenced to 16 years in a general regime colony for high treason and complicity in terrorism. She was accused of spying on a Ministry of Defense general on behalf of the SBU.

RU-CMSA

UNKNOWN

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Activism

Garry Azaryan

Garry Azaryan, a student at SPbU, was sentenced to two years in a settlement colony for justifying terrorism during a speech at a meeting of left-wing activists.

RU-CMQD

29 YRS

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Ilya Tarasov

Ilya Tarasov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony for high treason after donating $150 to a Ukrainian charity in February 2022. He maintains the money was for humanitarian aid for civilians.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 30, 2026

Social media

Alexey Bykov

Alexey Bykov was sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony for messages in a Telegram chat supporting the RDK. He reported being severely beaten by FSB officers during his arrest.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Ruslan Izherksy

Ruslan Izherksy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his alleged involvement in the 'Freedom of Russia' legion. He was also ordered to pay over 4.5 billion rubles in damages to Gazprom.

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