The Kovrov City Court of the Vladimir Region granted the petition of Moscow region journalist Yan Katelevsky to soften the regime of serving his sentence. A reader of OVD-Info drew attention to information about this decision in the court file. The court considered the petition on January 15. The file indicates that the decision will come into force on January 31. Now Katelevsky must be transferred from a maximum security colony to a penal colony.

The Gatchina City Court sentenced 51-year-old Dmitry Bogmut to seven years in a general regime colony on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “d”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). SOTAvision reports this. The prosecutor asked for eight years in prison for him. In his last word, the physicist spoke about his anti-war position: “I was born in 75, my golden years occurred during Gorbachev’s perestroika and the 90s.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan approved the request to extradite Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev to Russia, human rights activist Murat Adam said . The published document states that the activist must be handed over to Russia within 30 days after the extradition decision comes into force. The activist's support group fears that if extradited he will face torture again. Previously, Movlaev was denied refugee status in Kazakhstan. He appealed this decision.

In 2025, the total number of political criminal cases decreased and returned to pre-war levels. In 2025, the total number of political criminal cases decreased and returned to pre-war levels. In 2025, the total number of political criminal cases decreased and returned to pre-war levels. In 2025, the total number of political criminal cases decreased and returned to pre-war levels

OVD-Info cannot consider any case initiated under the articles on terrorist acts (Article 205 of the Criminal Code), financing terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code), undergoing training for terrorist activities (Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code) and sabotage to be deliberately politically motivated.

Introduction In 2025, the total number of political criminal cases decreased and returned to pre-war levels. We also note a threefold drop in the number of arrests at protests compared to 2024—there were fewer of them than in any year of the war. However, this does not indicate a easing of repression. Compared to 2021, the average term has increased from 6 to 8 years. Moreover, there will be three times more verdicts in political cases in 2025 than before the war.