Repressions

Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alfred Kokh, lawyer Nikolai Polozov, and sociologist Igor Eidman included in the list of 'terrorists and extremists'

It is noted that criminal cases have been initiated against Kokh and Polozov under 'terrorist' articles, which had not been previously reported

The military court sentenced a Ukrainian soldier captured in the Kursk region to life imprisonment

He was accused of terrorism, murder, and rape, with the investigation's versions changing repeatedly

Alexei Gorinov* was registered as "prone to arson"

Previously, he was already registered for "prone to escape", "prone to suicide and self-harm" and "prone to terrorist acts"

In Russia, 114 cases have already been initiated for financing an «extremist» organization for FBK* donations

There are reports of 79 convictions, 14 people were sentenced to actual terms

At Sochi Airport, a resident of Tuapse was detained, accused of recruiting for a terrorist organization

According to law enforcement, three Russians whom he had already managed to recruit were detained with him

FSB reported the detention of a Donetsk resident who allegedly provided the SBU with information about cars parked near administrative buildings

She was also charged with transporting explosive devices between caches

FSB initiated a criminal case against the «Anti-War Committee of Russia»* led by Mikhail Khodorkovsky** on charges of violent seizure of power

The special service stated that more than 20 public figures and politicians are involved in a terrorist community and called for «the elimination of the current government»

“Such measures, I am convinced, have nothing to do with either justice or order”

The singer of the American rock band Garbage, Shirley Manson, wrote a letter in support of Mikhail Krieger, who is on a hunger strike in the colony

Blogger Areg Shchepikhina, who was kidnapped from Yaroslavsky Station in the summer by Chechen security forces, was sentenced to five years in a penal colony

He was accused of insulting the feelings of believers, inciting extremism, and inciting hatred and enmity with the threat of violence

FSB reported on the prevention of a terrorist attack against "one of the senior officers of the Ministry of Defense" of Russia

Three Russian citizens and a native of Central Asian countries, a supporter of "Islamic State"*, were detained, but it is claimed that they acted "in the interests of Ukraine"

In 2025, courts issue more than five sentences under 'terrorist articles' every day, a historic maximum

In the first six months, military courts issued at least 597 sentences, with 659 people involved in the cases

Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza* declared wanted

In August, he was denied a foreign passport citing data from bailiffs

Moscow trash streamer accused of 'desecrating symbols of military glory' sent to pre-trial detention center for violating pre-trial restrictions

In May, he spat on the St. George ribbon and published this video, after which z-bloggers reported him

FSB detained a resident of Donetsk for comments in messengers, qualifying them as 'calls for terrorism'

A capture group arrived for the detention, forcing him to talk about his 'crimes' on camera

An Altai activist with many children, against whom a criminal case was initiated for 'calls to terrorism', was sent to a detention center

Previously, she was under a restriction of certain actions, she was sent to arrest due to a 'violation'

Mikhail Kriger, sentenced to seven years for 'calls for extremism' and 'justification of terrorism', declared a dry hunger strike in the colony

He was transferred from the punishment cell to a solitary cell, Kriger insists on returning to the unit, protesting against isolation

Poland extradited a 16-year-old teenager to Russia who crossed the border in the Kaliningrad region in an attempt to seek political asylum

A criminal case was initiated against him for illegal border crossing, the teenager faces up to two years in prison

19-year-old resident of Chuvashia came to the police with a confession, stating that he attempted to set fire to a substation under the influence of fraudsters

The FSB decided that the "fraudsters" were Ukrainian special services and initiated a criminal case under the article on terrorism

The military court in Rostov sentenced a 32-year-old prisoner from 'Azov'* to 18 years in a penal colony

He was found guilty under the articles 'participation in a terrorist community' and 'training for terrorist activities'

14-year-old schoolgirl from Stavropol sentenced to 70 hours of community service for the inscription 'Navalny' at a bus stop

The district administration was recognized as the victim in the case, which refused to dismiss the case by reconciliation of the parties

In St. Petersburg, a 12-year-old schoolgirl was detained for setting fire to a cell tower

The materials were handed over to the investigative authorities, although criminal liability is only possible from the age of 14

In Krasnoyarsk, a teenager was detained, accused of transferring data about a military relative to «Azov»*

He is charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist organization

In Moscow, culinary historian Pavel Syutkin was detained on charges of military «fakes» and taken for questioning to the Investigative Committee

Earlier, z-bloggers demanded an investigation, claiming that he is a «Russophobe and pro-Ukrainian»

In the Moscow region, a 24-year-old young man was detained on charges of blowing up a war participant's car and collecting information about a defense enterprise in Altai

He was charged with an article on terrorism, and is also being checked under articles on treason and illegal manufacture of explosives

In Volgograd, a leading engineer of the Research Institute of Hydroacoustics 'Shtil' was sentenced to 14 years in a high-security colony on charges of treason

He was also accused of money laundering, the details of the accusation are unknown as the defense refused to communicate with journalists

The Ministry of Justice declared the Initiative FoReDi organization from Finland as 'undesirable'

Activists of the movement are raising funds for the installation of a memorial bench in memory of Alexei Navalny* near the Russian embassy in Helsinki

In the Moscow suburb of Podolsk, a 40-year-old local resident was detained for calling on Telegram to bomb Moscow

He was charged with "public calls for terrorist activities and propaganda of terrorism"

A Russian soldier was sentenced to four years in a penal colony for two interviews with Ukrainian journalists

One was given in captivity, and the other after he was exchanged, which was considered as «confidential cooperation with foreigners»

In Perm, a 15-year-old teenager was arrested on charges of 'attempted terrorism'; he committed arson on the railway

Previously, he was already accused of a similar crime and placed under house arrest

In St. Petersburg, a criminal case was initiated against a 35-year-old man for graffiti «Peace to the World»

He was accused of vandalism and is being checked for extremism and terrorism

In the self-proclaimed DPR, a court sentenced a 47-year-old doctor to 15 years in a high-security colony

He was accused of aiding Ukrainian special services and found guilty under the article on treason

«T-Invariant»*: In the last two years, 43 scientists have faced criminal prosecution, 30 of them are in custody

The latest to be detained and sent to a detention center is philosopher Nikolai Zyuzyev, who lives in Canada and came to Komi to visit relatives

In Russia, Ukrainian prisoners of war are tried for the second and third time on the same charges

The final punishment increases slightly, law enforcement officers earn «points» and shift the blame for the death of civilians onto Ukrainians

In Nizhny Novgorod, the daughter of journalist Irina Slavina was detained when she brought flowers to the place of her mother's death

Five years ago, Slavina set herself on fire near the Ministry of Internal Affairs building, writing on Facebook*: «I ask you to blame the Russian Federation for my death»

Deputy Chairman of "Yabloko" Maxim Kruglov sent to pre-trial detention center in case of military "fakes"

He was charged with two posts published on a Telegram channel in the spring of 2022

Father of Leonid Volkov* fined 300 thousand rubles for FBK** donations of two thousand rubles

At the beginning of the year, Mikhail Volkov was dismissed from the Ural Federal University, where he headed the Department of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics

A resident of Kostroma was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony for Telegram comments about the bombing of the head of the RHBZ troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov

He was charged with justifying terrorism and inciting extremist activities

Prisoner from 'Azov' sentenced to 18 years in a high-security colony

He was accused of participating in a terrorist community and training for terrorist activities

Deputy Chairman of «Yabloko» Maxim Kruglov was detained on charges of military «fakes» for a post on Telegram in April 2022

«Under the guise of reliable messages» he published «false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces against the civilian population of Ukraine», the investigation believes

The Moscow Regional Court sentenced a Kyiv resident to 12 years on charges of treason for transfers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

She was detained at passport control, translations were found on her phone, after which she was subjected to carousel arrests, and then accused of treason

Security forces conducted raids in 75 regions of Russia against the spread of "neo-Nazism and terrorism ideas"

325 administrators and users of messengers were detained, charges of preparing terrorist attacks were brought against five adults and three minors

In Yekaterinburg, a 58-year-old resident of Izhevsk, confined to a wheelchair, is on trial for allegedly attempting to threaten the life of the president

His comment on Telegram was also interpreted by the investigation as calls for terrorist activities against FSB employees

FSB Decided to Reeducate Children

The detention centers of the intelligence service want to be included in the system for preventing offenses among children, FSB representatives will join the commissions on juvenile affairs

In St. Petersburg, a court fined a 46-year-old local resident 700 thousand rubles in a case of damaging Russian flags, Victory banners, and a pro-war banner

The case was heard by a jury, who delivered a guilty verdict and considered that the man did not deserve leniency

Political prisoner Mikhail Kriger declared a hunger strike in protest against isolation from other prisoners

He is constantly sent to solitary confinement due to an alleged "threat to life and health," calling it a "safe place"

In Krasnoyarsk, law enforcement officers came with a search to journalist Svetlana Khustik on charges of spreading military «fakes»

The basis was her interview for the publication «Sibir.Realii»* in 2023

Warehouse worker from St. Petersburg, Andrey Shkolin, sentenced to five years in prison for 'justifying terrorism' over a single post on VK

The prosecution stated that he had other posts criticizing the authorities, and considered his guilt proven by the fact that he watches the Deutsche Welle channel*

In the annexed Crimea, FSB officers arrested a 45-year-old resident of Sevastopol on suspicion of treason

The security forces claim that she was passing information about military objects and, working as a head chef, wanted to "poison the SVO fighters"

In Russia, 46 teenagers were recognized as «terrorists» and «extremists» last month, the youngest of them being 14 years old

There are more than two hundred teenagers on the Rosfinmonitoring list, five of them are 14 years old

In the Sverdlovsk region, historians were stopped from receiving cases of the repressed, citing a 'potential threat to the interests of the Russian Federation'

Now, to obtain documents, you need to prove kinship

At least 168 people may become subjects of 'criminal cases' for non-compliance with 'foreign agent' duties due to new amendments by the State Duma

Now those who have an 'administrative offense' for non-compliance with 'foreign agent' duties are subject to criminal prosecution, previously two 'administrative offenses' were required

In the Moscow region, a court fined a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, physicist Dmitry Kazakov, 300 thousand rubles for donations to FBK totaling 1000 rubles

A criminal case was initiated after a letter from the FSB marked «secret»

The prosecution requests compulsory treatment for a pensioner from Nizhny Tagil accused of attempting to create a 'terrorist organization'

The criminal case is based on the testimony of an activist cooperating with the FSB, who also testified in the case of Evan Gershkovich

In Mordovia, a 39-year-old IT company employee was arrested on charges of treason

Law enforcement claims that he transmitted data about "critical infrastructure objects" and an Interior Ministry employee, who was planned to be killed, to Ukrainian intelligence

Two residents of Zaporizhzhia region sentenced to life imprisonment and 21 years in prison

They were accused of providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with information about the location of Russian military for strikes

In the first six months of 2025, 232 people became involved in criminal cases of 'state security', almost two people a day

During the war, 774 people were convicted under articles on treason, espionage, and confidential cooperation, all convicted received real sentences

In Altai, a criminal case was initiated against a local activist with three minor children under the article on public calls for terrorism

Her home was searched, after which law enforcement detained her for 48 hours, and the investigation is petitioning for her arrest

50-year-old Yekaterinburg resident sentenced to 14 years in prison for setting fire to a military enlistment office on the orders of scammers posing as FSB

The scammers were not found, and the accused compensated the damage of 2700 rubles during the investigation

In the Samara region, the FSB detained a father and son on charges of sabotage

The 33-year-old son left Russia in 2022, contacted Ukrainian intelligence services, returned and "involved his father in criminal activities"

UN Special Rapporteur Mariana Katzarova called the human rights situation in Russia 'catastrophic' and the three years of war 'critical'

In a year, 42 journalists received real sentences, the foreign agents registry has more than 1050 entries

The court denied the prosecutor's request to toughen the punishment for Navalny's* lawyers in the case of participation in an 'extremist' community

Their freedom restriction after the main term was also reduced: Kobzev* to 11 months, Lipcer* to 10 months, Sergunin* to 9 months

The prosecution asks to increase the prison terms for Navalny's* lawyers, excluding mitigating circumstances

The defense claims that approximately 95% of the first instance verdict is a copy of the indictment, which nullifies the concept of "attorney-client privilege"

The court in Moscow sent a 15-year-old student to a pre-trial detention center on charges of setting fire to a relay cabinet on the railway

According to law enforcement, the teenager confessed

In the third year of the war, over 700 sentences were handed down under 'anti-war' articles

The most 'popular' accusations in 2024 were 'treason' — 145 sentences and 'justification of terrorism' — 410 sentences

In the Moscow region, a 37-year-old musician was sent to a detention center on charges of possessing explosives, the defense claims they were planted during the search

He was kidnapped by FSB officers, doctors who conducted the medical examination found traces of electric torture on the man's collarbone

More than 300 people in Russia are being prosecuted for insulting the feelings of believers

The reasons were memes about Jesus, posts on social media, and costume parties

The KhMAO court in appeal toughened the sentence for FBK* donations, instead of a fine, the 60-year-old folklorist was sentenced to three years in a penal colony

In May of this year, his son, a librarian, was sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony for "discrediting" the army, a report to the FSB was made by a teacher from a local college

A case was initiated against a 73-year-old pensioner, a former doctor, for 'calls for terrorism' over a comment 'crush the Kremlin-Jewish gang'

A statement to the FSB was written by a former boss, whom she complained about to the prosecutor's office, in court it was revealed that the woman meant Chubais and Abramovich

In St. Petersburg, a school guard was sentenced to five years in a penal colony for reposting a post about Bucha on «VKontakte»

The head of the additional education department reported him to the police

FSB reported the arrest of 'Ukrainian saboteurs' in St. Petersburg

The security forces claim that one of them tried to blow up the head of a defense enterprise, disguised as a pensioner

The court in Stavropol recognized the comparison of singer Shaman with Nazis as 'discrediting' the army

The authorities also considered the criticism of the article on 'discrediting' as 'discrediting' the army

The State Duma Denounced the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture

Russia is now under no obligation to allow international inspectors into prisons, everything will remain solely at the discretion of the Federal Penitentiary Service and Russian courts

The prosecution requested a fine of 600 thousand rubles for Leonid Volkov's* father for two FBK** transfers

He was accused of "financing extremism" for two transfers of one thousand rubles each

An asphalt plant worker from Krasnoyarsk was sentenced to 23 years in prison for correspondence with the legion 'Freedom of Russia'* and three flyers

The correspondence on the phone was never found, a source familiar with the case believes that the man might have actually been corresponding with an FSB officer

In Kazan, a former history teacher was sentenced to three years probation for "discrediting" the army over comments on "VKontakte"

The basis was the phrase: "I believe in Russia, that it will once again be able to emerge into the light"

In Novosibirsk, a local resident was detained, accused by the FSB of sabotage

The special service believes that she arranged an explosion on a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the Trans-Baikal Territory for a reward of 8 thousand dollars

«Justice for Journalists»*: Arrests of journalists in Belarus, physical violence in Georgia, repression in Russia, and journalism during the war in Ukraine

The «Justice for Journalists» Foundation collected facts of repression and pressure on journalists in the post-Soviet space, with more than twenty cases in a week

A 19-year-old resident of the Sverdlovsk region was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to join the RDK*

He left home, his parents contacted the police and handed over all the correspondence, which later formed the basis of the accusation

Political prisoner Nikolai Statkevich, who was released but refused to leave the country, returned to a colony in Belarus

Statkevich was taken to the «Glubokoye Prison», where he had previously served his sentence, «in a solitary confinement cell, which is regularly alternated with SHIZO»

The prosecution requested from 9 to 14 years for five Pussy Riot members under the article on the dissemination of military 'fakes'

The case involves two episodes — the anti-war song 'Mama, Don't Watch TV' and an action during which one of the participants urinated on a portrait of Putin

In Perm, teenagers aged 11 and 15 were accused of attempting a terrorist attack "to destabilize the activities of government bodies"

The 15-year-old student was placed under house arrest, while the 11-year-old remained free, as he has not yet reached the age of "criminal responsibility"

The Southern District Military Court sentenced two Ukrainian prisoners of war on charges of participating in a 'terrorist community'

One went to war from a Ukrainian colony and now received 14 years in prison in Russia, the other served in the 'Aidar' battalion* and received 19 years

The Belarusian political prisoner Dmitry Kuchuk, released the day before, said that he was detained at the Russian embassy in Minsk on February 16, 2024

He came with flowers and a portrait of Alexei Navalny* to honor the memory of the murdered politician, he was arrested for 30 days, and then criminal cases were initiated

The Ministry of Justice declared journalist Irina Borogan and writer Eduard Topol as 'foreign agents'

The updated list also includes journalist Sergey Kuropov, activist Irina Shumilova, and the project 'Deceived Russian'

Four teenagers sentenced to terms from six to nine years for plotting an explosion in the RUDN dormitory

They were charged with four articles of the Criminal Code, including "preparation for a terrorist attack" and "creation of an extremist community"

In the Moscow region, a local resident was detained for financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine and planning to fight on the side of Ukraine

He was charged with treason

In August in Russia, 236 people received sentences in political cases

88 people were sentenced to actual prison terms

Two Novosibirsk residents detained on charges of sabotage, court sends them to pre-trial detention center

According to the investigation, they set fire to a relay cabinet "for the purpose of undermining the economic security and defense capability of the Russian Federation"

Aleksei Gorinov* was placed in solitary confinement for the fourth time

The formal reason was that he did not keep his hands behind his back while outside the cell

At a meeting on the case of physicist Artem Khoroshilov*, who was accused of treason and manufacturing weapons due to a young chemist's kit, an FSB expert was heard

It turned out to be a radiochemist whose specialization is as far removed as possible from the issues of manufacturing explosives

The court denied Alexei Liptser's*, Navalny's lawyer, request to say goodbye to his deceased mother

The judge decided that Liptsyer does not have the right to be transferred outside the detention center, as the verdict in the 'extremism' case has not yet come into force

In Novosibirsk, a criminal case was initiated against a teenager under the article on insulting the feelings of believers

According to law enforcement, the 17-year-old boy set fire to the «New Testament», «cynically and offensively expressed himself regarding this book», recording everything on video

A Khabarovsk resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing 'Freedom of Russia' legion leaflets on the graves of war participants in Ukraine

He was charged with 'participation in the activities of a terrorist organization', 'desecration of grave monuments', and 'secret cooperation with a foreign organization'

In Kaliningrad, lawyer Vladimir Sorokin was detained on charges of "financing extremist activities"

The investigation claims that he donated to FBK*