Documented cases

8 people held for political reasons in Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Central Asia. Search by name, or filter by country, charge, arrest date and sentence.

Country

Urgency

Unknown male 96

An unidentified male from Sakhalin was sentenced to five and a half years in a general regime colony for allegedly sharing pro-Ukrainian nationalist ideology and calling for armed rebellion via a messenger.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGO

51 YRS

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast

Anti-war

Alexander Ivanov

Alexander Ivanov from Sakhalin is in pre-trial detention facing multiple charges including participation in a terrorist organization, calls for terrorism, activities against the security of Russia, and discrediting the Armed Forces. He had previously been administratively charged multiple times for discrediting the army.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMGO

AGE UNKNOWN

Sakhalin, Sakhalin Oblast

Anti-war

Sergei Adakhovski

Sergei Adakhovski was charged with spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case was referred to court, and he has been sentenced but details of the sentence are unknown.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast

Social media

Elena Ebinger

Elena Ebinger faces charges for spreading false information regarding the Russian military. She has been added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists, and while a verdict was issued in October 2024, the specific details remain unknown.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 17, 2026

Sakhalin, Sakhalin Oblast

Social media

Sergei Drugov

Sergei Drugov was sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony for alleged calls to terrorism. The charges relate to online comments expressing dissatisfaction with the government and the war.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGO

68 YRS

Nevelsk, Sakhalin Oblast

Social media

Lidiia Kombasova

Lidiia Kombasova from Nevelsk was convicted for discrediting the Russian army and publicly justifying terrorism. She had previously been fined under an administrative article for discrediting the Russian army.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

44 YRS

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast

Social media

Alexander Vdovichenko

Alexander Vdovichenko was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after discussing the war in Ukraine with acquaintances. He has been fined in multiple cases related to discrediting the armed forces.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Roman Vladimirovich Ivanishin

Roman Ivanishin, a mobilized soldier, was sentenced to 15 years for surrendering to Ukrainian forces and desertion. He was returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange and immediately arrested.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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