Irkutsk Oblast: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news | OVD-Info

27.02.2026

The Irkutsk city administration has banned the rally in support of Telegram due to the large number of people wishing to take part.

19.11.2025

Journalist from Sibir.Realii sentenced to four years announces another hunger strike

06.11.2025

Irkutsk blogger sentenced to a penal settlement over a conflict with a police officer

06.09.2025

A resident of Angarsk, a major city in Siberia, has been handed a prison sentence over charges of inciting violence against a Russian government official.

21.08.2025

A journalist from Sibir.Realii has gone on hunger strike after being placed in a punishment cell.

08.08.2025

A criminal case has been opened against a volunteer of the ‘AllatRa’ movement for financing an ‘undesirable organisation.’

01.08.2025

A woman from Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia, has been sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony for anti-war comments.

17.07.2025

A resident of Bratsk, a major city in Siberia, has been sentenced to 12.5 years for allegedly “extremist” comments and selling cannabis.

10.07.2025

In Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia, a female blogger who criticised the military and Russia Day has been sent to a pre-trial detention centre.

08.07.2025

An Irkutsk human rights defender has been searched by the authorities

07.07.2025

A blogger from Irkutsk region, who insulted members of the military, has been arrested for a further five days.

01.07.2025

A man known as the “black magician” from Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia, has been sentenced to community service in a case concerning the offence of religious feelings.

24.06.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai,

A resident of Irkutsk region has been sentenced to six years in prison over comments about law enforcement officers.

22.06.2025

The Crimean Tatar activist, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison, has been transferred from jail to a penal colony.

18.06.2025

A criminal case has been opened against a resident of Irkutsk region, Siberia, for criticising the military and Russia Day.

13.06.2025

A woman from Irkutsk was detained over a video criticising Russia Day and participants in the war.

06.06.2025

An Irkutsk woman has been sentenced to 420 hours of community service for a photo with Hitler.