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

21.01.2026

A saxophonist from Samara, a major city on the Volga River, has been sentenced to six years in prison over posts about the war.

14.01.2026

Prosecutors have requested an 18-year sentence for a woman from Tolyatti, central Russia, in a state treason case over her conversations about the “Freedom of Russia” Legion.

14.11.2025

The court has refused to increase the sentence for four defendants in the “Baymak case.”

21.10.2025

Republic of Bashkortostan,

The defendant in the case of a snowball thrown at a rally in Baymak, a city in Bashkortostan, has been sentenced to 3 years and 7 months in a penal colony.

17.10.2025

A seriously ill Jehovah’s Witness has been sentenced to seven years in prison

11.06.2025

A Samara-based environmental activist has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on three charges, including state treason.

10.06.2025

Samara-based environmental activist faces a request for a 24-year sentence on three charges, including treason