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Saint Petersburg: What's Happening? Political Repression, Detentions, Pressure

09.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
The head of Yabloko has been fined for anti-war messages written on ballot papers.
06.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
St Petersburg doctor Mikhail Fetisov has stated that he was beaten by a remand centre officer.
05.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
Oleg Kuvaev, creator of “Masyanya,” has been sentenced in absentia to four years in prison.
22.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg resident was fined for demanding additional ballot papers.
21.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
A polling station in St Petersburg was evacuated during the vote count due to a bomb threat.
21.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a precinct election commission member was not allowed to check voter turnout against the voter lists.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, the court suspended precinct election commission member Alisa Belyaeva from her duties.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
The observer was taken to the police station, and after returning was forcibly pushed out of the polling station.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, police detained an election observer and a member of the electoral commission.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
The court has rejected the administrative lawsuit filed by three observers against the Territorial Election Commission (TIK).
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a court has suspended Kristina Datsenko from her role at the election commission.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, more than a dozen members of election commissions have been suspended by court order.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, the court removed an observer from the polling station.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, an independent member was removed from Precinct Election Commission 115.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg court has suspended an election observer from their duties at the polling station.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a young woman has been detained on suspicion of setting police cars on fire.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, election observers recorded the movement of seals on the ballot storage cabinet.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, members of the electoral commission were taken to the police following a complaint from the district head.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a member of the precinct election commission threatened the team of the Yabloko party candidate.
19.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a court has suspended a precinct election commission member from Yabloko from their duties.
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