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Republic of Bashkortostan: What's Happening? Political Repression, Detentions, Pressure

19.01.2026
Republic of Bashkortostan
The prison sentence of the person convicted in the “Baymak case” has been replaced with compulsory labour.
23.12.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Udmurt Republic
Five defendants in the “Baymak case” have been sentenced to prison terms
16.12.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Five Marxists from Ufa, a major city in the Urals, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 16 to 22 years in a terrorism case.
21.10.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
Journalist Olga Komleva has lost the ability to speak in the pre-trial detention centre.
21.10.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Samara Oblast
The defendant in the case of a snowball thrown at a rally in Baymak, a city in Bashkortostan, has been sentenced to 3 years and 7 months in a penal colony.
24.09.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The Crimean human rights defender sentenced to 12 years is barely able to walk, but is not receiving treatment
19.09.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Udmurt Republic
Five defendants in the 'Baymak case' have been sentenced to up to 5.5 years in prison.
17.09.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
In Ufa, law enforcement officers conducted searches at the homes of activists and a journalist.
09.09.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
A Crimean Tatar sentenced to 17 years in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case has been sent to a punishment cell (SHIZO).
06.09.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
A defendant in the Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case has been sent to a punishment cell for 15 days.
21.08.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
A taekwondo coach from Crimea, convicted in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, has been sent to a punishment cell again.
21.08.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
Journalist Olga Komleva, who was sentenced to 12 years, has been transferred from Ufa, a major city in the Urals, ahead of her appeal.
12.08.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Orenburg Oblast
A defendant in the “Baymak case” has gone on hunger strike due to a conflict with the remand centre administration.
12.08.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
A defendant in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case from Simferopol, a major city in Crimea, has reported a deterioration in their health while in the penal colony.
29.07.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
Journalist Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of spreading “fake news” about the military and collaborating with the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
25.07.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
A person sentenced to 12 years in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case spoke about having dental problems in the penal colony.
18.07.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
The prosecution has requested a 13-year prison sentence for Olga Komleva, a journalist from Ufa, a major city in Bashkortostan.
10.07.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan
A defendant in the “Baymak case” was sent to a punishment cell for three days after speaking in court.
03.07.2025
Other,
Republic of Bashkortostan
The former adviser to the head of Bashkortostan has been sentenced in absentia to 8 years in prison in a case concerning “fake news.”
16.06.2025
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Udmurt Republic
Three defendants in the “Baymak case” have been sentenced to up to four and a half years in prison.
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