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

15.01.2026

A 55-year-old resident of Omsk Region, convicted under charges of “discrediting the army” and spreading “fake news,” has died in a penal colony.

01.11.2025

An Omsk resident who was planning to set fire to a police van during an anti-war protest was placed in a punishment cell after being transferred to a penal colony.

21.08.2025

An elderly woman from Omsk region has received a suspended sentence in a second criminal case for “discrediting the army”

21.07.2025

An Omsk businessman has been convicted for participating in the AllatRa movement and for providing it with financial support.

11.06.2025

A criminal case has been initiated against an activist in Omsk, a major city in Siberia, for participation in an extremist organisation.