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Russian “undesirable organizations” list: who is on it

Since 2015, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has been declaring foreign and international organizations “undesirable” without a court decision, targeting those the authorities dislike: independent media, human rights groups, foundations, universities. Any connection with them is punishable, even a repost, a donation or an interview. A first offence brings a fine,...

Russian foreign agents register: who is on the list

Since 2012, Russia’s Ministry of Justice has been designating as “foreign agents” those the authorities see as undesirable: NGOs, media outlets, journalists, activists. The decision is made without a court. The status means a stigmatising label on every publication, professional and financial bans, and fines or criminal prosecution for breaking...

Russian Ministry of Justice register of temporary restrictive measures: who is on the list

Since 23 October 2026, Russia’s Ministry of Justice has kept a register of persons subject to temporary restrictive measures. It lists people who have left Russia, and for them inclusion amounts to “civil death”: frozen funds, a ban on transactions and no access to consular services. .This page shows everyone...

People Persecuted for Political Reasons in Russia

Every day, we monitor criminal cases initiated in Russia for political reasons and collect information about those being persecuted—people targeted because of their professional activities, religious beliefs, anti-war stance, or other views that are not aligned with the state.The database makes it possible to study patterns of persecution across specific...

Formal Procedures and Administrative Pressure on Voters: What Happened During Three Days of State Duma Elections

Under the Umbrella of Extremism: How Russia Bans Ideas, People, and Imaginary Movements

OVD-Info has been designated an extremist organisation. What does this mean for us, for you, and for people in Russia?

What happened?On 4 June 2026, OVD-Info, a human rights media project, to Rosfinmonitoring’s so-called as an ‘extremist organisation.’ The stated basis for the designation was the authorities’ claim that OVD-Info is a structural subdivision of the non-existent ‘International Movement Memorial,’ which Russia’s Supreme Court declared an ‘extremist organisation’ and on...