Overview

• A Mediazona tally counts 114 cases launched since FBK was designated extremist in 2021.
• Courts have received 81 cases and issued 79 guilty verdicts, according to the latest figures.
• In the first nine months of 2025, 55 cases reached courts, exceeding the combined totals for 2022–2024.
• Most punishments are non-custodial, but 14 people have received real prison terms, including three in absentia.
• In September 2025, activist Konstantin Kotov was sentenced in absentia to five years for FBK donations.