Report on Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Khakassia
August 2026
In August, the Republic of Khakassia continued to experience systemic violations of such universally recognized human rights under international law as freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and freedom of participation in peaceful assemblies and organizations. At the same time, cultural, national, or anti-corruption organizations are unreasonably labeled extremist, and participation in them results in punishments that are disproportionate to the alleged guilt. In August, a citizen of Ukraine was also likely tried, as reports indicate that one of the convicted individuals is an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Overall, the Republic shows a large number of criminal cases related to protest and anti-war activities that can be classified as repression. The photo shows a screenshot of a list of articles about such cases from just one of the local news outlets.
7 August 2026
Defendant: 33-year-old former officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, born in 1993; full name not disclosed in open publications.
Place: Correctional Colony No. 33 in Abakan.
Article: Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — public calls for extremist activity.
Stage: Convicting judgment that has entered into legal force.
According to the Federal Penitentiary Service / Federal Security Service, the man, who was already serving a sentence under Part 2 of Article 167 and Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, publicly called on other prisoners to commit violent and discriminatory acts against ethnic Russians and representatives of Russian state authorities. The investigation was conducted by the regional Federal Security Service.
The Abakan City Court found him guilty under Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and, in conjunction with the previous sentence, imposed a term of 15 years and 9 months of imprisonment. Reports state that the defendant admitted guilt and cooperated with the investigation.
10 August 2026
Defendant: 30-year-old resident of Abakan; full name not disclosed.
Article: Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — public calls for extremist activity using the Internet.
Stage: Convicting judgment delivered.
The Abakan City Court found the man guilty. According to the prosecution, between 2021 and 2024 he posted comments on a social network that were classified as extremist; the case was uncovered by the regional Federal Security Service. The man admitted guilt. The court sentenced him to 1 year of imprisonment suspended with a probation period of 1 year, and also prohibited for one year any activity related to the administration of websites and Internet resources. The official statement of the prosecutor’s office was published on 10 August 2026.
https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/ru/proc_19/mass-media/news/main/e8609580/
https://www.krsk.kp.ru/online/news/7114045/
12 August 2026
Defendant: Resident of the city of Chernogorsk; full name not published.
Article: Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — participation in the activities of an extremist organization.
Stage: Convicting judgment that has not yet entered into legal force.
Officers of the Federal Security Service of Khakassia identified a resident of Chernogorsk involved in the activities of an extremist organization.
The man, acting as an ideologist of the organization that was recognized as extremist in August 2022, involved residents of the Republic of Khakassia in its activities and disseminated the ideas of the banned movement. For this purpose he used Internet messengers.
The investigation is currently ongoing. The Federal Security Service notes that financing the activities of extremist organizations carries a penalty of up to 10 years of imprisonment.
https://abakan.bezformata.com/listnews/lisheniya-svobodi/162548740
13 August 2026
Defendant: 30-year-old resident of the Bogradsky District of Khakassia; full name not published.
Article: Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — public justification of terrorism using the Internet.
Stage: Convicting judgment that has not yet entered into legal force.
According to a regional media outlet citing the Federal Security Service for the Republic of Khakassia, the investigation established that between 2022 and 2025 the man published comments in a Telegram channel that the security services classified as justification of violence against Russian citizens and military personnel and of the activities of banned terrorist structures. The criminal case was investigated by the Federal Security Service; it is reported that the accused admitted guilt.
By the judgment of the 2nd Eastern District Military Court, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment in a general-regime colony, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to the public posting of comments and other materials, administration of Internet websites, groups and chats on the Internet and in messengers for a period of 3 years.
As of 13 August the judgment had not yet entered into force.
https://vg-news.ru/news/criminal/120914
13 August 2026
Defendant: Kazyuk V.Ya.
Article: Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, with the application of Article 64 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — public calls for extremist activity.
Stage: Convicted by the judgment of the Abakan City Court of the Republic of Khakassia of 9 July 2026 to a term of 13 years to be served in a strict-regime correctional colony.
The court of first instance established that in March and April 2026, while serving a sentence in a correctional institution of the Republic of Khakassia, Kazyuk V.Ya. publicly communicated information that possessed the characteristics of an inducement in the form of a call to commit crimes motivated by national and political hatred or enmity.
A criminal case against Kazyuk V.Ya. was received by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Khakassia.
The judgment was appealed in the appellate procedure by the state prosecutor.
The court hearing is scheduled for 3 September 2026.
https://abakan.bezformata.com/listnews/v-otnoshenii-kazyuka/162628557
20 August 2026
Defendant: Resident of the city of Abaza.
Article: Financing and support of the activities of an extremist organization.
Stage: Fine in the amount of 310 thousand rubles.
The Abakan City Court delivered a judgment against a 38-year-old resident of Abaza. He was found guilty of providing funds knowingly intended for the financing and support of the activities of an extremist organization.
The defendant used a mobile phone to make a money transfer to the account of an extremist organization.
The court imposed a fine of 310 thousand rubles.
https://pulse19.ru/276135-abazinca-oshtrafovali-na-310-tysjach-za-finansirovanie-jekstremizma/
24 August 2026
- Defendant: Resident of the Ordzhonikidzevsky District.
Articles: Part 4 of Article 272.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — illegal cross-border transfer of computer information;
Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — high treason.
According to the investigation, a resident of the Ordzhonikidzevsky District, acting on the instructions of representatives of Ukrainian special services, collected and transmitted information about military personnel of the Armed Forces of Russia residing in the territory of Khakassia.
Stage: The rural resident has been detained; the investigation of the criminal case has been completed.
https://gazeta19.ru/news/kriminal-i-proisshestviya/fsb-podozrevaet-zhitelya-khakasii-v-gosizmene
25 August 2026
Defendant: Female resident of the city of Sayanogorsk.
Articles: Part 2 of Article 205.2 — public calls for terrorism, its justification or propaganda using the Internet or mass media;
Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — participation in the activities of an organization recognized as terrorist.
The 2nd Eastern District Military Court sentenced a resident of Sayanogorsk to 6 years in a general-regime colony. According to the investigation materials, through Telegram she disseminated materials of a banned terrorist organization and involved other persons in its activities, including a minor resident of Tuapse. As of the date of publication the judgment had not yet entered into force.