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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 8 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

Country

Urgency

Valeriya Marchenko

Valeriya Marchenko, a machinist, had her sentence increased to 20 years for an alleged attempt to burn down a military enlistment office using Molotov cocktails. She claims she was deceived by someone posing as a member of the Ukrainian 'I Want to Live' project.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 25, 2026

Evgeny Pinchuk

Hieromonk Evgeny Pinchuk (Nikandr) was sent to a pre-trial detention center for calling the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) "handsome" in a Telegram channel. He was previously fined for discrediting the Russian army.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

RU-CMI8

45 YRS

Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk region

Social media

Kitkov Andrey Aleksandrovich

Andrey Kitkov, an entrepreneur from the Sverdlovsk region, was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in a general regime colony for publicly justifying terrorism. He posted a comment about the Crimean Bridge explosion.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Sverdlovsk Region, Russia

Religious

Eduard Charov

Christian preacher Eduard Charov is awaiting criminal trial on charges of 'discrediting' the Russian armed forces and 'public calls to commit terrorist activities' following social media posts. He is currently under restrictions including being banned from leaving his district.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 16, 2026

Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk region

treason

Evgeniy Alekseevich Varaksin

Evgeniy Varaksin was sentenced to 12 years in prison for high treason for allegedly donating 100 Polish zlotys to a Ukrainian organization. The prosecution claimed the money was used to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is considered an act against the security of the Russian Federation.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Nikandr Pinchuk

Fr Nikandr Pinchuk, a member of the ROCOR, was fined in October 2022 for a social media post describing Russian troops as the 'horde of the Antichrist'.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 18, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMO4

UNKNOWN

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region

Protest

Ivan Lyubimov

Artist Ivan Lyubimov was detained in Yekaterinburg for displaying an anti-war poster quoting John Donne and UN figures for civilian casualties in Ukraine. He awaits charges and has been previously fined for similar protests.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

RU-CMO4

UNKNOWN

Sverdlovsk Region, Sverdlovsk Region

Religious

Nikandr Pinchuk

Fr Nikandr Pinchuk, a Russian Orthodox priest, faces a criminal case for opposing Russia's war against Ukraine on religious grounds. He is under investigation under Criminal Code Article 280.3 for a repeat offense of "discrediting" the Armed Forces and remains a suspect but has not been arrested.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

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