Documented cases

4 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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Urgency

Olga Kozlova

Olga Kozlova was fined 300,000 roubles for posting a comment on Telegram that appeared to approve the activities of the Freedom of Russia Legion. She previously spent time under house arrest during the investigation.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMGO

48 YRS

Vologda, Vologda Oblast

Social media

Sergey Soloviev

Sergey Soloviev was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for posting negative comments about Russian servicemen on the social network VKontakte. He had previously been fined for similar comments regarding the Ministry of Defence.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 5, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMI8

50 YRS

Vologda, Vologda Oblast

Journalism

Evgeny Domozhirov

Evgeny Domozhirov, a journalist and politician, is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces in his Telegram posts. The case is related to posts about events in Ukraine and the conduct of Russian soldiers, with no verdict yet reached.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Vologda, Vologda Oblast

Polina Roots

Polina Roots and her husband Vitaly Torochkov were arrested in September 2022 and charged with public justification of terrorism, manufacture, and possession of explosives. Roots was sentenced to nine years in a general regime colony and fined 350,000 rubles.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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