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

02.04.2026

A court in Vologda refused, at the request of the Federal Penitentiary Service, to toughen the punishment for the person involved in the case concerning anti-war videos.

“Cats are not the property of the institution”: How Gregory Winter rescued cats, was baptized, and found a son in the snow

“Cats are not the property of the institution”: How Gregory Winter rescued cats, was baptized, and found a son in the snow

“It’s a lot harder coming out of prison, than going in”

07.09.2025

In Vologda, a city in northwestern Russia, a rally to protect the city’s appearance was cancelled due to pressure on the organiser.

23.08.2025

A woman from Cherepovets has been fined for comments supporting a march against the abortion ban and the “dry law” (alcohol prohibition).

21.08.2025

Vologda Oblast,

Saint Petersburg

A painter with Russian and Ukrainian citizenship is on trial for comments calling for officials to be executed.

08.08.2025

An activist from Cherepovets, a city in the Vologda region, was fined over an announcement for a march against the ban on abortions and the sale of alcohol.

08.07.2025

A resident of Vologda Oblast, a region in north-western Russia, has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre on charges of calling for the violent overthrow of the government.

27.06.2025

A resident of Vologda region has been fined for not informing on a friend.

“Between ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Scary’”—an old dissident’s life in a letter from a detention centre

“Between ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Scary’”—an old dissident’s life in a letter from a detention centre

A Vologda resident sentenced to three years in prison talks about his criminal case, life and love for radio.