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Kaliningrad Oblast: What's Happening? Political Repression, Detentions, Pressure

06.03.2026
Kaliningrad Oblast
The charges against lawyer Maria Bonzler have been toughened: she now faces up to 20 years in prison.
22.12.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
The court has transferred a resident of Kaliningrad, who is being prosecuted for donating to FBK, from a remand prison to house arrest.
22.12.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A lawyer from Kaliningrad, sentenced for comparing a Soviet colonel to Chikatilo, has been released from prison.
01.12.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
The defendant in the FBK donations case is not being allowed to use the library or call his wife while in pre-trial detention.
17.11.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A protocol has been drawn up against OVD-Info lawyer Violetta Fitzner under the 'foreign agent' article.
27.10.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
Maria Bontsler was threatened with 15 years in prison if she did not testify falsely against a fellow lawyer.
24.10.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A resident of Kaliningrad has been placed in pre-trial detention over seven donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
20.09.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad activist sent to psychiatric hospital three days after being released from the facility
06.09.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
In Kaliningrad, a major city on the Baltic Sea, lawyer Vladimir Sorokin has been detained in connection with the FBK donations case.
18.08.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A postal worker from the Kaliningrad region has been convicted over a comment saying: “Blow up the factories to hell.”
12.08.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
Lawyer Maria Boncler described how an FSB officer forcibly unlocked her phone after she was detained
30.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
The person convicted under the case of so-called military “fake news” was placed in a punishment cell (SHIZO).
26.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
Political prisoner Igor Baryshnikov was sent to a punishment cell (SHIZO) twice in a row
24.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
Maria Bonzler, a lawyer, has had her pre-trial detention extended. Yesterday, she was taken from the court to hospital.
23.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A Kaliningrad activist has been declared insane and sent to a psychiatric hospital
23.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad lawyer Maria Boncler was taken away from a court hearing by ambulance.
17.07.2025
Other,
Kaliningrad Oblast
The UN Human Rights Committee has demanded that Russia provide medical assistance to lawyer Maria Bonzler.
15.07.2025
Other,
Kaliningrad Oblast
Journalist Ekaterina Tkacheva, who was questioned in connection with the Revolt Centre case, has left Russia.
10.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A resident of Kaliningrad Oblast has been fined 300,000 roubles (approx. US$3,400) for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
10.07.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
The UN Special Rapporteur has demanded that Russia release lawyer Maria Boncler and drop the case against her.
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