Altai Republic: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news | OVD-Info

01.06.2026

Altai Republic,

Irkutsk Oblast,

Republic of Tatarstan

The verdict against an activist from Altai and the prosecution of children who jumped on cubes. News on political repression

17.12.2025

Altai activist Aruna Arna suffered an asthma attack in pre-trial detention.

17.11.2025

A lawyer was arrested because people came to support them at a court hearing on municipal reform.

21.10.2025

A protocol was drawn up against a lawyer from Altai for organising a rally because people came to support him at court.

24.09.2025

Altai activists faced searches at their homes

05.09.2025

An Altai deputy was forced to resign after refusing to support municipal reform.

15.08.2025

In the Altai Republic, the cases against a female deputy and a businessman who opposed the municipal reform have been dropped.

12.07.2025

The courts have upheld the ban on a protest in Gorno-Altaysk, a regional capital in southern Siberia, against the municipal reform.

10.07.2025

A protocol for misuse of media freedom has been drawn up against an activist from the Altai region, Siberia.

06.07.2025

An activist in Barnaul, a major city in Siberia, was arrested for two days following a picket in support of protesters in Altai.

02.07.2025

Protocols were drawn up against three residents of Altai over a video appeal addressed to the head of the region.

26.06.2025

A journalist from Altai, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, has been sent to the pre-trial detention centre punishment cell again.

13.06.2025

Protocol reports have been filed against eight residents of Altai over a protest.