Documented cases

5 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

Viktoria Sergeeva

Viktoria Sergeeva, a 55-year-old Crimean resident, was charged with high treason following allegations of sending money to the AFU. She claims the transfers were made via an old SIM card she no longer controls and reports being subjected to physical abuse and torture in SIZO.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

Adrian-David Kercho

Adrian-David Kercho, a Romanian citizen, was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime colony for espionage in favor of Ukraine. He allegedly used a drone to collect information on air defense systems in Sochi.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · OCT 7, 2026

Maksim Artemov

Maksim Artemov, a dual Russian-Swedish citizen, was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony for high treason after transferring money to a Ukrainian soldier via Revolut.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · NOV 7, 2026

Alexander Ushakov

Alexander Ushakov, 21, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to join the Russian Volunteer Corps in Ukraine. He faces charges including justification of terrorism and preparation for high treason.

LAST UPDATED · NOV 9, 2026

Irina Kostrova

History teacher Irina Kostrova was sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in a settlement colony for posting a historical Nazi-era poster on social media. She reported being forced to sign a confession under threats from security forces.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · NOV 6, 2026

Convicted

Browse by statute

Letter-writing guides: Russia · Belarus

Browse the full case directory

A plain, paginated index of all 5 documented cases — every record in one list, no filters.