Russia: Authorities escalate attacks on activists in exile with "terrorism" charges against Anti-War Committee – Amnesty International

10/14/2025 – On October 14, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had initiated criminal proceedings against prominent exiled opposition figures in exile, including members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia, a leading umbrella initiative of Russia's anti-war movement in exile. The Russian state's apparent misuse of terrorism-related, state security and 'undesirable organizations' legislation is an attempt to silence dissent, as well as an example of transnational repression. 

Russia: Authorities escalate attacks on activists in exile with "terrorism" charges against Anti-War Committee