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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 3 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 3 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Evgeny Pinchuk

Hieromonk Evgeny Pinchuk (Nikandr) was sentenced to 5.5 years in a general regime colony for justifying terrorism after calling the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps a 'handsome guy'. He also faces charges of rehabilitating Nazism and extremism.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · JUL 21, 2026

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region

Religious

Evgeny Pinchuk

Hieromonk Evgeny Pinchuk was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for justifying terrorism after calling the founder of the RDK a 'handsome man' in a comment. He faces additional charges regarding the rehabilitation of Nazism and discrediting the army.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 19, 2026

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 · JUL 19, 2026

Detained