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11.09.2025
13:49
Moscow
In Moscow, a young woman was detained during a solo protest because the authorities refused to open a case against law enforcement officers who had beaten her brother.
11:51
Tver Oblast
A defendant in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, sentenced to 17 years in prison, has complained of health problems.
11:21
Other
,
Komi Republic
A journalist from Syktyvkar who emigrated has been declared wanted under the ‘foreign agent’ article.
11:19
Saratov Oblast
Security forces have carried out searches targeting Jehovah’s Witnesses in Saratov region (a federal subject in southern European Russia).
10.09.2025
20:09
Republic of Tatarstan
A Jehovah’s Witness from Kazan, a major city on the Volga River, has been released after five years in prison.
16:51
Moscow
Moscow activist Konstantin Kotov has been requested to be sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison.
14:37
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg resident is on trial on terrorism-related charges over five comments about Ukraine and the killing of a war correspondent.
14:01
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Shaman Gabyshev has been transferred from hospital to a psychiatric and neurological clinic.
12:56
Mari El Republic
A criminal case has been opened against an elderly man from Yoshkar-Ola, a city in central Russia, for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
11:33
Novosibirsk Oblast
A criminal case has been opened in Novosibirsk, a major city in Siberia, against a 17-year-old teenager who set fire to the New Testament.
09.09.2025
19:44
Republic of Tatarstan
A resident of Tatarstan has been given a suspended sentence for posting comments insulting Russian military personnel.
19:22
Republic of Bashkortostan
A Crimean Tatar sentenced to 17 years in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case has been sent to a punishment cell (SHIZO).
18:38
Russia
A journalist from the “Agency” has been arrested in absentia on unknown criminal charges.
16:50
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
A Jehovah’s Witness from Russian-occupied Crimea has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony.
16:34
Vladimir Oblast
Journalist Alexandra Bayazitova has had her prison sentence replaced with compulsory labour.
12:23
Sverdlovsk Oblast
An engineer from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been fined 300,000 rubles (US$3,300) for making donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
12:06
Other
The founder of the “Idite Lesom” project has been sentenced in absentia to six years over a case of “military fakes.”
11:11
Krasnodar Krai
,
Ryazan Oblast
A Jehovah’s Witness from Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia, has been released from a penal colony after serving their sentence.
09:53
Republic of Khakassia
A resident of Abakan, a city in southern Siberia, was given a one-year suspended sentence for insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland.
08.09.2025
13:43
Kemerovo Oblast
A defendant in the Crimean Hizb ut-Tahrir case has lost 30 kg while in detention and can barely walk.
12:54
Russia
Ilya Yashin has reported that he has been stripped of his Russian citizenship.
12:10
Khabarovsk Krai
A resident of Khabarovsk has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for placing leaflets on the graves of war veterans.
10:21
Komi Republic
A woman from Komi has been fined 150,000 roubles (approximately US$1,700) over an anti-war comment.
09:48
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A resident of the Urals has been fined over an ironic comment about the RDK.
07.09.2025
19:49
Kaluga Oblast
A resident of Kaluga has been sentenced to three years in prison over a comment about a drone attack.
12:30
Sverdlovsk Oblast
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a solo protester was detained while holding a sign in support of Darya Kozyreva.
10:59
Vologda Oblast
In Vologda, a city in northwestern Russia, a rally to protect the city’s appearance was cancelled due to pressure on the organiser.
06.09.2025
22:49
Moscow
A man was detained at Patriarch’s Pond for paddleboarding in a swan costume.
19:46
Moscow
A former dispatcher of the Moscow State Budget Institution “Zhilishchnik” is being held in a pre-trial detention centre in connection with the “Artpodgotovka” case.
17:23
Irkutsk Oblast
A resident of Angarsk, a major city in Siberia, has been handed a prison sentence over charges of inciting violence against a Russian government official.
16:58
Kaliningrad Oblast
In Kaliningrad, a major city on the Baltic Sea, lawyer Vladimir Sorokin has been detained in connection with the FBK donations case.
14:14
Republic of Tyva
The court fined a former district councillor in Tuva over a protest against gold mining.
12:49
Russia
,
Other
Journalist Maksim Kuzakhmetov has been placed on a wanted list after receiving four fines under the “foreign agent” regulations.
11:37
Republic of Bashkortostan
A defendant in the Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case has been sent to a punishment cell for 15 days.
05.09.2025
21:52
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A sentence of 5.5 years in a penal colony has been requested for Ogneslav Raikh from the Urals over a comment about the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK).
21:36
Kursk Oblast
A former associate professor from Kursk, a city in western Russia, has been sentenced to three years in prison over a comment made on Telegram.
21:13
Altai Republic
An Altai deputy was forced to resign after refusing to support municipal reform.
18:45
Kurgan Oblast
A Jehovah’s Witness from Kurgan, a city in the Urals, has been fined 300,000 roubles (US$3,300).
17:56
Russia
,
Other
The US-based Network of Human Rights Funders has been added to the list of “undesirable organisations.”
17:25
Russia
,
Other
Shiyes environmental activist, defrocked priest and economist: the Ministry of Justice has updated the list of ‘foreign agents’
16:52
Russia
,
Other
A journalist from the Dozhd TV channel, who has been charged with spreading military “fake news,” has been declared wanted by the authorities.
14:44
Other
Former Navalny headquarters activist, wanted by Russia, detained in Kazakhstan
14:11
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A resident of Yamalo was sentenced to 12 years in prison over a video about the war in Ukraine
13:51
Kursk Oblast
A volunteer who helped Ukrainian refugees in Kursk Oblast, a region in western Russia near the border with Ukraine, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
12:31
Other
,
Chuvash Republic
The leader of the Chuvashia independence movement has been sentenced in absentia to seven and a half years for allegedly threatening the head of the “E” Centre.
11:32
Krasnoyarsk Krai
A resident of Norilsk, a mining city in the Russian Arctic, was fined 300,000 roubles (approximately US$3,300) for making a 300-rouble (about US$3) donation to the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
10:44
Kamchatka Krai
The court has sent a Kamchatka activist to pre-trial detention over charges of participation in an “extremist” organisation.
10:14
Mari El Republic
They did not increase the sentence for a resident of Mari El in the case concerning the discrediting of the army and incitement of hatred.
04.09.2025
20:19
Republic of Adygea
Three defrauded shared construction investors were detained in Adygea after taking part in a solo picket.
18:48
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A resident of Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre in a case related to supporting the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK).
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