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The Ostankino District Court in Moscow has extended the detention of Elena Perepelitsa, a member of the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party—she will remain in pre-trial detention until 26 September. Perepelitsa was detained on 2 July and placed in pre-trial detention in connection with the FBK donations case (Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code).
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The Zelenograd District Court in Moscow has ordered journalist Maria Pevchikh and Google LLC to remove a video containing statements about businessman Oleg Deripaska and to publish a retraction on the main page of Kommersant and on their YouTube channel. The court also ruled to fine the defendants 5,000 roubles (approximately US$55) for each day the order is not complied with.
Aleksei Arestovich has been sentenced in absentia to 11 years in prison on charges of inciting terrorism and spreading fake information about the Russian Armed Forces. According to investigators, on 17 March 2022 he published a video calling for the destruction of railways in Russia.
The Sverdlovsk branch of the Yabloko party has been removed from the regional legislative assembly elections following a lawsuit by the LDPR. The plaintiff cited a number of violations, including exceeding the campaign spending limit, using banned social networks, and receiving foreign donations.
The Central District Court of Kemerovo has sentenced a local resident to three days of administrative arrest in a case concerning the display of symbols of the extremist organisation FBK (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Administrative Offences Code). According to police, the reason was a video featuring Alexei Navalny that was posted online.
The Ostankino District Court in Moscow has extended the detention of Elena Perepelitsa, a member of the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party—she will remain in pre-trial detention until 26 September. Perepelitsa was detained on 2 July and placed in pre-trial detention in connection with the FBK donations case (Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code).
A resident of Chita was found guilty of rehabilitating Nazism (part 4, article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) for a comment on social media in which he listed the surnames of heroes of the Great Patriotic War and a traitor to the motherland. The court gave him a three-year suspended sentence.
The 2nd Western District Military Court will consider the case against Ivan Zhdanov behind closed doors—he faces 51 charges, including incitement to terrorism, spreading military 'fake news', and financing 'extremist' activities. The court decided to close the proceedings following a report from Centre 'E' about potential provocations near the courthouse.
Alexander Novikov, a State Duma candidate from the Yabloko party, reported that the state TV and radio company Kursk refused to air his campaign videos and demanded they be checked for violations. According to Novikov, as a result, he lost four campaign slots on television and radio, and a further three may not go ahead due to delayed permission from the election commission.
In St Petersburg, the FSB detained a man accused of publicly inciting extremist activity (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, he posted comments in Telegram chats calling for violent actions against military personnel. He has been remanded in custody.
Elena Gorban said that Azat Miftakhov has been designated a “persistent offender” and transferred to a penal cell, where he is being held in solitary confinement and subjected to pressure from staff. According to her, on 28 August, during a walk in a yard filled with water, the unit supervisor said to Miftakhov: “I hope you can swim,” after which Azat had to wait on a bench until someone came to escort him.
Natalya Polyakova, an employee of an FSIN hospital, was dismissed after she refused to donate part of her salary to support the “special military operation.” Afterwards, FSB officers visited her. According to her, she faced workplace harassment, interrogations and pressure, after which she left Russia.
The Kuibyshevsky District Court in St Petersburg fined Anastasia Burakova, who has been declared a “foreign agent,” three times under Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences. The court imposed fines of 50,000 rubles (approx. US$560) for each protocol.
On 27 August, the Syktyvkar city administration revoked its approval for a Communist Party (CPRF) picket that was scheduled for 28 August, citing the use of the hashtag #FairElections in posts about the event. The mayor’s office argued that this hashtag altered the purpose of the protest, while the communists called the decision unfounded and intend to challenge it in court.
The Kuibyshevsky District Court of St Petersburg has fined Vadim Zitzer, who has been labelled a “foreign agent” by the authorities, 50,000 roubles (about US$570). He was found guilty under Part 9 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Offences Code.