Moscow: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news - 8 | OVD-Info

01.07.2025

A criminal case has been opened against blogger Ilya Varlamov for spreading military “fake news”

30.06.2025

RIA Novosti: A criminal case has been opened against Yury Dud for failure to fulfil the obligations of a ‘foreign agent’

30.06.2025

The court has ordered compulsory treatment for a defendant in the “Moscow case”

26.06.2025

A follower of the Chinese practice Falun Gong is facing a requested sentence of 4.5 years in a penal colony.

25.06.2025

Andrei Zayakin, co-founder of Dissernet, has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison over a donation to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

25.06.2025

The head of the Moscow Zen Centre has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of spreading “fake news” about the military.

24.06.2025

Moscow’s Yabloko party was denied permission to hold a series of pickets against the Stalin bas-relief due to coronavirus restrictions.

23.06.2025

A prison sentence has been requested for the head of the Moscow Zen Centre in a case concerning alleged “military fakes.”

20.06.2025

The court has upheld a three-year prison sentence for a Christian preacher from the Voronezh region, a region in south-western Russia.

18.06.2025

A Moscow resident has had their fine replaced with a real prison sentence over a case involving seven donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

17.06.2025

The Supreme Court has dissolved the “Civic Initiative” party.

16.06.2025

A person sentenced to 9 years for alleged participation in “Right Sector” has been denied compensation for moral damages

13.06.2025

The court has banned websites that sold “blue ticks” on Instagram.

11.06.2025

Politician Leonid Volkov has been sentenced in absentia to 18 years in prison

09.06.2025

Prosecutors have requested an 18-year prison sentence in absentia for Leonid Volkov in a case involving 45 episodes.

05.06.2025

A criminal case has been opened against a Moscow activist for repeated “discrediting” of the army.

04.06.2025

Smolensk Oblast

A resident of Smolensk has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for comments about the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a video about the USSR.

03.06.2025

In Moscow, a mother of a miner has been detained for the 17th time this year after staging a solo protest demanding assistance for her son.

“I am sure this monstrous lawlessness won’t last long.” The story of a migrant rights defender sentenced to 14 years in prison

“I am sure this monstrous lawlessness won’t last long.” The story of a migrant rights defender sentenced to 14 years in prison

Human rights defender sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for assisting migrants from Central Asia.

“An active participant in anything good”: Anti-war activist sentenced to seven years

“An active participant in anything good”: Anti-war activist sentenced to seven years

Sentenced to seven years in prison for statements posted on Facebook nearly three years ago.