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

03.02.2026

Sverdlovsk Oblast

The human rights activist Alexei Sokolov, who has been arrested on charges of state treason, has been held in solitary confinement since December.

22.01.2026

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A resident of Izhevsk who uses a wheelchair has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for a comment about Putin and the FSB.

16.12.2025

Republic of Bashkortostan,

Sverdlovsk Oblast

Five Marxists from Ufa, a major city in the Urals, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 16 to 22 years in a terrorism case.

16.12.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

Ural human rights defenders have been sent to a pre-trial detention centre

10.12.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

The defendant in the “Anti-Torture” case was detained at the exit of the pre-trial detention centre and arrested on new charges.

03.12.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

Igor Yakunichev, convicted over anti-war posts, has gone on hunger strike again

19.11.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A resident of Yekaterinburg, who verbally abused a school student wearing a hat with the letter Z, has been convicted in a new criminal case.

13.11.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A resident of Sverdlovsk Region has been sentenced to six years over the comment “Good lad.”

10.11.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

Criminal case over LGBTQ fan fiction

06.11.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

The first known report on the search for extremist materials has been filed in Sverdlovsk Oblast, a region in the Urals.

21.10.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a street musician who was performing in support of “stoptime” has been detained.

26.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

An elderly man from Nizhny Tagil has been accused of organising attacks on managers at Uralvagonzavod.

19.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, the owner of a spa centre was fined 400,000 roubles (approximately US$4,400) over two donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

17.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

They have requested a fine of 600,000 roubles (approx. US$6,700) for Leonid Volkov’s father because of donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

12.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A criminal case has been opened in Kamensk-Uralsky, a city in the Urals, after marshmallows were roasted over the Eternal Flame.

11.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A resident of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug sentenced to 12 years has gone on hunger strike in a pre-trial detention centre.

09.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

An engineer from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been fined 300,000 rubles (US$3,300) for making donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

07.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a solo protester was detained while holding a sign in support of Darya Kozyreva.

05.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A resident of Yamalo was sentenced to 12 years in prison over a video about the war in Ukraine

04.09.2025

Sverdlovsk Oblast

A resident of Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre in a case related to supporting the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK).