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

25.02.2026

Rapper Gio Piku was fined under the article on inciting hatred because of a song that mentioned law enforcement officers.

20.10.2025

Ulyanovsk Oblast

The case against Pavel Andreev, founder of the “Revolt Centre,” was initiated because of the actions of his namesake from Ulyanovsk, a city on the Volga River in western Russia.

22.09.2025

Saint Petersburg

A cleaner from Gazprom has gone on trial over comments in support of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Freedom of Russia Legion.

19.09.2025

A case has been opened in Ukhta, a city in the Komi Republic, for justifying terrorism against Oksana Bagirova, a former parliamentary candidate in Komi.

11.09.2025

A journalist from Syktyvkar who emigrated has been declared wanted under the ‘foreign agent’ article.

08.09.2025

A woman from Komi has been fined 150,000 roubles (approximately US$1,700) over an anti-war comment.

29.08.2025

A woman from Komi has been fined 400,000 roubles (US$4,400) for donating 700 roubles (US$8) to the Anti-Corruption Foundation.

21.08.2025

The prosecutor has requested a real prison sentence for a mother of multiple children from Komi in a case concerning the discreditation of the army.

13.08.2025

In Syktyvkar, a major city in the Komi Republic, activist and local historian Vyacheslav Slyusarev has gone missing following a visit from the police.

13.08.2025

The eco-activist who threw rubbish onto an official’s desk has been jailed for a month for failing to carry out a previous sentence.

28.07.2025

St Petersburg dissident Aleksandr Skobov has been transferred to a prison in Lipetsk region.

10.07.2025

Restrictions on certain activities have been imposed on the executive director of the Revolt Centre.

09.07.2025

An activist from Syktyvkar, a city in northern Russia, has been detained on criminal charges under the “foreign agent” law.

08.07.2025

A case of treason has been opened against the founder of the “Revolt Centre” cultural space in Syktyvkar, a city in northern Russia.

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.

04.07.2025

The co-chair of Golos, who was sentenced to five years, has been transferred to an unknown location.

25.06.2025

Dissident Aleksandr Skobov has reported that the conditions of his detention at Syktyvkar Pretrial Detention Centre No. 1 have been made stricter.