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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 7 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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Maksim Artyomov

Maksim Artyomov was sentenced to 14 years in prison for high treason. The prosecution alleges he transferred money from his Revolut account to a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2024.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 6, 2026

Almaty Airport, Kazakhstan

Other

Yuliya Emelyanova

Russian activist and former staff member of Alexei Navalny’s St. Petersburg headquarters, Yuliya Emelyanova, was detained on August 31, 2025, at Almaty Airport during a layover. She was placed in pretrial detention in Kazakhstan while her asylum application was pending. On January 29, 2026, she was notified that Kazakhstan had approved her extradition to Russia. In Russia, she faces criminal charges for theft (Part 2, Article 158 of the Criminal Code) regarding an alleged incident in 2021 involving a taxi driver's phone. Human rights defenders and the Ark project claim the case is fabricated, noting that the alleged stolen item was only shown to her at a police station. Her lawyers intend to appeal the extradition decision.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 13, 2026

Sochi Airport, Krasnodar region

Other

Natalia A.

Natalia A., a resident of Krasnodar, disappeared after being detained at Sochi airport upon returning from visiting her grandmother in Kherson. She was initially arrested for 11 days for disobeying a military serviceman, but was then taken away by the FSB and her whereabouts are currently unknown.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Detained

UZ-CMOR

UNKNOWN

Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Karakalpakstan

Activism

Zhetkerbai Abdramanov

Zhetkerbai Abdramanov is a civic activist who worked as a vendor at a market in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was detained for distributing materials expressing disagreement with constitutional changes in Uzbekistan that would abolish the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan. On December 26, 2024, he was abducted at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow and unlawfully transferred to Uzbekistan. On April 29, 2025, the Nukus City Court sentenced him to house arrest for 4 years and 7 months.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 23, 2026

Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow

political

Tatiana Omelchenko

Tatiana Omelchenko, a resident of Kyiv, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for making 16 transfers totaling 6600 hryvnias to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 1, 2026

Danil Andreevich Efimov

Danil Efimov, a student, was sentenced to 12 years for state treason due to transferring money to a Ukrainian charity. He was detained at Volgograd airport, and allegedly tortured while in custody.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Moscow (Vnukovo Airport)

treason

Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Lutor

Vyacheslav Lutor was sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony for preparing to participate in a terrorist organization, preparing to commit treason, and collaborating with a representative of a foreign state. He was detained at Vnukovo Airport and allegedly confessed to reconnaissance of an industrial object for a Ukrainian drone attack.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Convicted

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