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.

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Denis Orlov

Denis Orlov was fined 500,000 rubles for public justification of terrorism. The case was based on a comment he made about the murder of war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky in Telegram.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Tatyana Valeryevna Laletina

Tatyana Laletina, a student, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for state treason after donating $30 to a Ukrainian fund. The charges stem from financial assistance to a foreign state against the security of the Russian Federation.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Anna Chagina

Anna Chagina was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces based on her posts and comments on VKontakte. She was previously fined for participating in an anti-war demonstration. Her daughter developed pneumonia after being detained for questioning alongside her.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Leonid Rybakov

Leonid Rybakov, the director of an IT company, faced charges for incitement to extremism and discrediting the Russian army. He was initially sentenced to a suspended sentence, but it was overturned; ultimately, he was fined but released due to the statute of limitations.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Viktor Lavrentiev

Viktor Lavrentiev was fined 1 million rubles for spreading false information about the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine on social media. He allegedly relied on eyewitness accounts, including the destruction of a maternity hospital in Mariupol.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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