DONATE

Sverdlovsk Oblast: What's Happening? Political Repression, Detentions, Pressure

08.05.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A woman from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been sentenced to one and a half years of compulsory labour over fan fiction.
07.05.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A resident of Yekaterinburg has spoken about being tortured during their arrest in connection with a case on “discrediting the army.”
07.05.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a researcher of Stalinist repressions has been arrested on charges of aiding terrorism.
29.04.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, security forces visited the head of the local branch of the Yabloko party and another party member.
29.04.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A local historian from Tatarstan has been sentenced over an anti-war post and an appeal by the ‘Freedom of Russia’ legion.
11.03.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A priest from the Urals who called the founder of the RDK a “handsome guy” has been sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony.
11.03.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A defendant in the “Tyumen case” has gone blind in one eye while in detention and is unable to receive treatment.
03.02.2026
Sverdlovsk Oblast
The human rights defender Alexey Sokolov, who was arrested on charges of 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.
19.12.2025
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Yekaterinburg-based poet, who had been persecuted in political cases, has died
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.
10.12.2025
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A Russian national has been fined for the first time under the article concerning the search for extremist materials.
08.12.2025
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Valeria Marchenko, a typist, has had her sentence extended to 21 years for attempting to set fire to a military enlistment office.
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.
18.11.2025
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A new criminal case has been opened against a Yekaterinburg resident who verbally abused a schoolchild wearing a Z-cap.
17.11.2025
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Yury Neznamov, a defendant in the “Tyumen case,” is not receiving adequate medical care in the pre-trial detention centre.
13.11.2025
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A resident of Sverdlovsk Region has been sentenced to six years over the comment “Good lad.”
Help us save OVD-Info

Losing our primary donation channel has put us at risk — your support can sustain our work.

SUPPORT
SUPPORT