Republic of Karelia: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news | OVD-Info

04.03.2026

Republic of Karelia

FSB officers have detained a journalist who came to Russia to visit their parents.

31.08.2025

Republic of Karelia

A Crimean Tatar activist sentenced to 18 years has been transferred to a penal colony in Karelia, north-western Russia.

07.08.2025

Republic of Karelia

An artist from Petrozavodsk, a major city in northwest Russia, has been given a suspended sentence over a case of alleged “military fakes.”

08.07.2025

Kaliningrad Oblast,

Republic of Karelia,

Mari El Republic,

Novgorod Oblast

Searches are being carried out across various regions of Russia at the homes of journalists, human rights defenders and activists.

21.06.2025

Republic of Karelia

The case of an artist from Petrozavodsk, a city in northwest Russia, accused of spreading “military fakes” has been submitted to court.

09.06.2025

Republic of Karelia

A criminal case has been opened against a Mediazona journalist under the “foreign agent” law.