Documented cases

7 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

Igor Nazarov

Igor Nazarov, a blogger from Yakutsk, is being prosecuted for spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation due to leaflet posting in public places. His current location is unknown.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

on trial

RU-CMI8

37 YRS

Yakutsk, Sakha Republic

Activism

Anatoly Nogovitsyn

Anatoly Nogovitsyn, a politician, was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces due to a video message about the mobilisation announced by Putin. He was previously fined under an administrative article for discrediting the army for reposting a video.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Yakutsk, Sakha Republic

Protest

Alexander Prokopievich Gabyshev

Alexander Gabyshev, a shaman from Yakutsk, is being prosecuted for publicly calling for extremist activities, and for using violence against authority figures. He was forcibly held in a psychiatric hospital on multiple occasions due to his plans to march to Moscow to "exorcise Putin."

HEALTH CONCERNS INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

RU-CMGO

AGE UNKNOWN

Yakutsk, Sakha Republic

Protest

Daria Zhirkova

Daria Zhirkova is being prosecuted for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces by putting up leaflets in public places in Yakutsk. Her current location is unknown.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Mikhail Koryakin

Mikhail Koryakin, a veteran, was arrested for 10 days for attempting to organize a rally in Yakutia against constitutional amendments and the resignation of the regional head. He was charged with organizing an uncoordinated rally.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Alexandra Alexandrova

Journalist Alexandra Alexandrova was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony for justifying terrorism. She was detained in March 2025 after returning to Russia from emigration.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 15, 2026

Convicted

RU-CMHM

40 YRS

Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Treason or espionage

Evgeny Alexandrovich Zakharov

Evgeny Zakharov was sentenced to 4 years in a general regime colony for collaborating with a representative of Ukrainian military intelligence. He allegedly shared information about the socio-economic situation in the region, attitudes towards the "special military operation", and mobilization efforts.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Convicted

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