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18.08.2025
10:17
Sverdlovsk Oblast
The organiser of BDSM parties in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service.
09:37
Russia
,
Other
The German foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” has been declared an “undesirable organisation” in Russia.
15.08.2025
17:41
Russia
The “Revolt Centre,” journalists, a publicist and a hieromonk have been designated as “foreign agents
16:50
Perm Krai
In Perm, a major city in the Urals, officials have withdrawn permission for the “Rassvet” party’s rally in support of a free internet.
16:02
Altai Krai
Lawyer: Maria Ponomarenko has made three suicide attempts in two weeks
15:31
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Community service has been requested for the organiser of BDSM parties in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals.
14:20
Tver Oblast
Blogger Valentin Shlyakov, who was convicted over statements made on his YouTube channel, has been released from the penal colony.
12:50
Rostov Oblast
An activist from Crimea has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of high treason and preparing a terrorist attack.
10:54
Altai Republic
In the Altai Republic, the cases against a female deputy and a businessman who opposed the municipal reform have been dropped.
14.08.2025
19:49
Oryol Oblast
A resident of the Oryol region has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for posts opposing the war and the authorities.
18:57
Udmurt Republic
A woman from Izhevsk, a city in the Udmurt Republic, has been fined 150,000 roubles (approximately US$1,650) for a comment about anti-COVID restrictions.
18:44
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A military court is hearing the case of a man from the Urals over his words: “We need to burn Moscow along with the country’s leadership.”
18:00
Russia
Reporters Without Borders and Group 36 have been declared “undesirable organisations” in Russia.
16:59
Moscow
,
Other
A former defendant in the “Moscow Case” has been arrested in absentia under the article on military “fakes.”
16:47
Zabaykalsky Krai
A criminal case has been opened against a man from Chita, already sentenced to 15 years in prison, over a conversation with his cellmates.
15:45
Voronezh Oblast
A 65-year-old resident of Voronezh, a regional centre in western Russia, accused of inciting extremism, has been sent to a psychiatric hospital pending trial.
15:16
Republic of Mordovia
The historian Yuri Dmitriev was sent to a punishment cell for 13 days because he sat on his bed.
15:15
Moscow
,
Other
Blogger Ilya Varlamov has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison
13:50
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The human rights defender Bahrom Khamroev has been transferred to a special-regime penal colony for those sentenced to life imprisonment.
12:17
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra
The prosecution has requested a four-year prison sentence for a folklorist from Khanty-Mansiysk, a city in western Siberia, instead of a fine.
11:17
Altai Krai
Journalist Maria Ponomarenko has been taken to a tuberculosis hospital in Barnaul, a major city in Siberia.
10:43
Saint Petersburg
A case has been opened against a St Petersburg woman for “rehabilitation of Nazism” over a post about the Motherland Calls statue.
09:55
Russia
,
Other
The Prosecutor General’s Office has declared the Russian émigré community in Berlin an “undesirable organisation”
13.08.2025
21:44
Komi Republic
In Syktyvkar, a major city in the Komi Republic, activist and local historian Vyacheslav Slyusarev has gone missing following a visit from the police.
20:45
Komi Republic
The eco-activist who threw rubbish onto an official’s desk has been jailed for a month for failing to carry out a previous sentence.
19:51
Moscow
In the Marfino district of Moscow, opponents of the courtyard redevelopment were detained.
17:44
Vladimir Oblast
The prosecutor’s office will seek a harsher sentence for the three lawyers representing Navalny.
16:56
Belgorod Oblast
A volunteer from “Beauty Army” who was sentenced to 22 years in prison has reported health problems.
16:23
Moscow
The prosecution has requested an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of 99 million roubles (US$1.1 million) in absentia for Ilya Varlamov, who spoke out against the war.
15:33
Oryol Oblast
A woman from Oryol who spat at an image of the 'Motherland Calls' monument during a livestream has been sentenced to compulsory labour
13:18
Kostroma Oblast
Another inmate attacked activist Darya Polyudova in the penal colony.
11:35
Kemerovo Oblast
A resident of Kemerovo, a major city in Siberia, was given a two-year suspended sentence over a comment about the Immortal Regiment.
10:35
Udmurt Republic
Two criminal cases have been opened against an activist from Votkinsk, a city in Udmurtia, following complaints by the mayor and his daughter.
09:48
Chelyabinsk Oblast
The prison term of a Jehovah’s Witness from Chelyabinsk, who had been sentenced to five and a half years in a penal colony, has been reduced.
12.08.2025
21:40
Altai Krai
Journalist Maria Ponomarenko has been transferred to a penal colony
20:33
Kaliningrad Oblast
Lawyer Maria Boncler described how an FSB officer forcibly unlocked her phone after she was detained
17:32
Russia
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has been declared an “undesirable organisation”
15:39
Republic of Bashkortostan
,
Orenburg Oblast
A defendant in the “Baymak case” has gone on hunger strike due to a conflict with the remand centre administration.
13:33
Moscow
,
Kursk Oblast
A business school lecturer has been sentenced to 16 years in a penal colony over a case involving drone strikes on Kursk, a city in western Russia.
10:57
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A labourer from Chelyabinsk has been sentenced to six years in prison over two comments made on Telegram.
10:06
Republic of Bashkortostan
A defendant in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case from Simferopol, a major city in Crimea, has reported a deterioration in their health while in the penal colony.
11.08.2025
21:44
Republic of Tatarstan
A veteran of the Tatar national movement is facing a request for two and a half years in a penal colony.
17:20
Other
A left-wing activist has been detained in Kyrgyzstan. In Russia, a case has been opened against them for inciting hatred.
15:15
Altai Krai
The court has overturned the fine given to a council member from Altai for meeting with local residents. She had been accused of holding a rally.
14:50
Moscow
A business school lecturer faces a request for a 19-year sentence in a terrorism case over a drone attack in Kursk, a city in western Russia.
14:44
Orenburg Oblast
A resident of Orenburg region who lit a cigarette from the Eternal Flame is being prosecuted for “rehabilitating Nazism”
12:27
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
A woman from Crimea has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre over a case concerning “military disinformation.”
10.08.2025
16:07
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
A resident of Crimea spoke about being tortured over a comment they did not post
09.08.2025
18:49
Samara Oblast
,
Republic of Tatarstan
The court of cassation has overturned the arrest of a Kazan activist for laying flowers in memory of Nemtsov.
08.08.2025
20:17
Khabarovsk Krai
Ten Jehovah’s Witnesses from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a city in Russia’s Far East, are facing real prison sentences.
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