Russia: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news - 2 | OVD-Info

18.09.2025

“Mir Vsem” has been declared an “undesirable organisation”

12.09.2025

The Ministry of Justice has designated as ‘foreign agents’ a journalist, a writer, an activist, and the project ‘Deceived Russian.’

09.09.2025

A journalist from the “Agency” has been arrested in absentia on unknown criminal charges.

08.09.2025

Ilya Yashin has reported that he has been stripped of his Russian citizenship.

06.09.2025

Journalist Maksim Kuzakhmetov has been placed on a wanted list after receiving four fines under the “foreign agent” regulations.

05.09.2025

The US-based Network of Human Rights Funders has been added to the list of “undesirable organisations.”

05.09.2025

Shiyes environmental activist, defrocked priest and economist: the Ministry of Justice has updated the list of ‘foreign agents’

05.09.2025

A journalist from the Dozhd TV channel, who has been charged with spreading military “fake news,” has been declared wanted by the authorities.

29.08.2025

Activists, journalists, and emigrants have once again been added to the “foreign agent” register.

27.08.2025

The Ministry of Justice has added two European human rights organisations to the register of “undesirable” organisations.

27.08.2025

The “Free Russia Forum” has been added to the list of terrorist organisations.

22.08.2025

The Ministry of Justice has designated a pro-Kremlin political analyst, a priest, and a television channel about Muslim life as “foreign agents”

21.08.2025

Blogger and comedian Anton Pikuli has been declared wanted by the authorities.

21.08.2025

The Netherlands Helsinki Committee has been added to the list of “undesirable organisations”

19.08.2025

The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence handed down to director Yevgeniya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk.

18.08.2025

Several Latvian and Ukrainian bakery companies have been banned in Russia

18.08.2025

A former employee of the Bashkortostan administration has been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists.”

18.08.2025

The German foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” has been declared an “undesirable organisation” in Russia.

15.08.2025

The “Revolt Centre,” journalists, a publicist and a hieromonk have been designated as “foreign agents

14.08.2025

Reporters Without Borders and Group 36 have been declared “undesirable organisations” in Russia.