Moscow: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news - 5 | OVD-Info

23.08.2025

In the Moscow region, blogger and misogynist Arsen Markaryan has been detained on charges of rehabilitating Nazism.

21.08.2025

A French political analyst, previously convicted under the “foreign agent” law, has now been charged with espionage.

20.08.2025

A court has sentenced a Dozhd journalist to detention in absentia in a case concerning evasion of ‘foreign agent’ obligations.

19.08.2025

Human rights defender Sergei Davidis has been sentenced in absentia to six years in prison.

19.08.2025

At Sheremetyevo Airport, blogger Nikita Yefremov was detained over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

18.08.2025

An amateur radio enthusiast from Moscow has been convicted on charges of insulting the feelings of believers and inciting hatred.

14.08.2025

A former defendant in the “Moscow Case” has been arrested in absentia under the article on military “fakes.”

14.08.2025

Blogger Ilya Varlamov has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison

13.08.2025

In the Marfino district of Moscow, opponents of the courtyard redevelopment were detained.

13.08.2025

The prosecution has requested an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of 99 million roubles (US$1.1 million) in absentia for Ilya Varlamov, who spoke out against the war.

12.08.2025

A business school lecturer has been sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony over a case involving drone strikes on Kursk, a city in western Russia.

11.08.2025

A business school lecturer faces a request for a 19-year sentence in a terrorism case over a drone attack in Kursk, a city in western Russia.

08.08.2025

Writer Dmitry Bykov has been arrested in absentia.

08.08.2025

In Moscow, two people have been arrested on charges of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir.

07.08.2025

In Moscow, a solo protester was detained holding a sign that read: “Putin, Bastrykin, Bortnikov, help.”

06.08.2025

Boris Nadezhdin was unable to appeal against the anti-coronavirus restrictions on rallies

05.08.2025

A criminal case has been opened against Maxim Katz for failing to fulfil the obligations of a 'foreign agent'.

30.07.2025

In Moscow, two female defenders of the Krylatsky Hills have been detained.

29.07.2025

In Moscow, a man has been detained in connection with a case about a donation to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which was made in 2021.

29.07.2025

An opposition activist from Tajikistan has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison over a YouTube video.