Khushruz Jumayev Khushom Gulyam
In March 2022, Jumayev—a Pamiri blogger—was detained and interrogated for unkown reasons. Two months later, he was arrested, detained, and eventually charged with “participation in banned political groups." In… More
Artem Kamardin
Kamardin is a poet belonging to the Kabardian ethnic minority in Russia. He was beaten and violently raped by Russian authorities on September 26, 2022 for his poetry readings… More
Boris Bulgakov
In September 2022, a group of poets took part in the regular Mayakovsky Readings in Moscow. Bulgakov was arrested in front of his home in the evening by plainclothes… More
Egor Shtovba
On September 25, 2022, Shtovba is arrested along with Nikolay Deyneko at the Mayakovsky Readings in Moscow. The next day, Artem Kamardin was arrested in relation to the case.… More
Idrak Mirzalizade
A Belarussian stand-up comedian, Mirzalizade was attacked by two men in June 2021, and in August, he was sentenced to ten days in prison for the same joke, alleged… More
Miron Fyodorov Oxxxymiron
A rapper and songwriter, Fyodorov wrote a song that was found to be "extremist" by a Moscow Court. He was fined 45k rubles on December 12, 2022 for discrediting… More
Nikolay Dayneko
On September 25, 2022, Dayneko was arrested along with Egor Shtovba at the Mayakovsky Readings in Moscow. The next day, Artem Kamardin was arrested in relation to the case.… More
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vladimir Kara-Murza is a journalist, politician, and opinion columnist who has long been targeted for his criticism of the Russian government. He survived two poisoning attempts in 2015 and… More
Danat Namazbaev
Namazbaev is a blogger and online commentator who uses Facebook to express/post political opinion commentary that is critical of Russia. He was arrested with Marghulan Bornabai in 2020. He… More
Marghulan Boranbai
Boranbai is an online commentator who is often critical of Russia. He was arrested on January 28, 2020, and tried for "inciting ethnic hatred" and "incitement to usurp power… More
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