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17:51
A report was filed against LLC “Gramota” from the “Chitai-Gorod” bookshop chain for involvement in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation—on 22 October, the document was submitted to the Kirovsky District Court in Yaroslavl, a city in central Russia. Previously, the company had already been reported for “LGBT propaganda,” for which they were typically given heavy fines.
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08:28
The Borzya City Court sentenced an 18-year-old student to five days of administrative detention for publicly displaying Nazi symbols. According to the court, during class, the student drew banned symbols in a notebook and showed them to a classmate.
07:36
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city in Russia’s Far East, a criminal case has been opened against a 27-year-old local resident under the article concerning violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion (Part 1, Article 148 of the Criminal Code) due to a published photo showing a tattoo of prohibited symbols against the backdrop of a cathedral. They have been placed under a travel ban and required to demonstrate good behaviour as a preventive measure.
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22:59
Georgiy Paramoshin, who was convicted in the “Natsdem” movement case, has been sent to a punishment cell (SHIZO) for refusing to weave camouflage nets, according to his relatives. In 2025, Paramoshin was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony on charges of inciting hatred, participating in an extremist community, and making public calls to extremist activity.
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22:55
27 October marked nine years since Dmitry Pchelintsev was detained in connection with the “Network” case; he has now spent half of his 18-year sentence in prison. According to Pchelintsev, after his detention FSB officers tortured him with electricity, and he was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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22:05
Ivan Chuvilyaev, the spokesperson for the “Idite Lesom” project, has been placed on the federal wanted list and his name has appeared in the Ministry of Internal Affairs database. According to Mediazona, Russia has opened a criminal case in absentia against Chuvilyaev, but the specific charges are unknown.
Persons
20:26
In Kyzyl, a city in southern Siberia, an administrative report was filed against “Gramota” LLC, one of the legal entities of the “Chitai-gorod” bookshop chain, for alleged “LGBT propaganda.” The company also faces charges for alleged involvement in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation.
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20:25
In Khabarovsk Krai, in Russia’s Far East, criminal cases have been opened against Nikolay Podgornov for public calls to terrorism and extremist activity (Part 2 of Article 205.2 and Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, he published such calls in a messenger app and took part in public events abroad.
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19:02
The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow has registered a report concerning participation in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation in relation to Boris Bondarev, a former adviser at the Russian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. The report was submitted to the court on 26 October; a date for the hearing has not yet been set.
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19:00
Pavel Gorokhov, a former traffic police inspector from the Moscow region and key accuser of “Rosderzhava” journalists, has had an additional charge of bribery (Part 3 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code) added to his case on organising illegal migration. At a hearing in the Yegoryevsk court on 27 October, witnesses changed their testimony, while Gorokhov himself is demanding the proceedings be closed to the press.
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17:51
A report was filed against LLC “Gramota” from the “Chitai-Gorod” bookshop chain for involvement in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation—on 22 October, the document was submitted to the Kirovsky District Court in Yaroslavl, a city in central Russia. Previously, the company had already been reported for “LGBT propaganda,” for which they were typically given heavy fines.
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A court in Finland has upheld the decision to deport anarchist Mikhail Lunkovsky from St Petersburg, denying them asylum. According to the court, their activity on social media was minor and not of interest to the Russian authorities.
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17:51
Illya Shmakov, the former head of the “Avtovo” municipality, has been expelled from the A Just Russia party. According to Shmakov, the initiators were the party’s deputy chairpersons, Aleksandr Babakov and Ruslan Tatarninov, and the reason was his lawsuits related to the elections.
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17:51
In Moscow, a court fined Nemtsov Bridge volunteers Alexei Sokirko and Viktor Kogan 4,000 roubles each (approximately US$45) under the article on disobeying the police. The hearing regarding Sokirko, under the article for repeated violation of the rules for holding rallies, took place without his defence lawyer or any observers present; the judge did not announce the decision.
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15:21
The Primorsky District Court of St Petersburg partly closed the hearing in the case of Ilya Remeslo, who is accused of spreading “fake news” about the army, in order to review documents concerning his personal life and health. After examining medical records, the audience was allowed back into the courtroom, and the judge suggested watching Remeslo’s interview with Ksenia Sobchak at accelerated speed.
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15:17
The Ipatovo District Court has sentenced a 64-year-old resident of the settlement of Vodny to two and a half years in a high-security penal colony and a fine of 150,000 roubles (about US$1,700) under charges of publicly displaying the symbols of an extremist organisation. According to investigators, on 1 August, the man displayed banned symbols in Kolkhoznika Park in Ipatovo, a town in the Stavropol region of southern Russia.
14:54
Alexander Kynev, who is currently held in Remand Prison No. 4 “Medved,” is refusing to eat because he cannot use the toilet due to a broken leg, but he has not officially declared a hunger strike—his lawyer has confirmed this. On 27 October, the Perovsky District Court in Moscow received a report on a violation of the regulations governing the activities of a “foreign agent,” prepared against Kynev.
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13:42
The Communists of Russia party was denied permission to hold a rally on 7 November at Lenin Square by the Finland Station. The head of the organisation, Sergey Malinkovich, said that the application was submitted on time, but was rejected on formal grounds.
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13:42
A court in Engels, a city in southern Russia, has fined Polytechnic College student Andrei Viktorov 30,000 rubles (approximately US$330) in a case concerning failure to report a planned terrorist attack. According to the prosecution, he did not inform the authorities about his acquaintance’s plans to set fire to relay cabinets on the railway in August 2025.
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12:05
In Alchevsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, a local resident was detained over a comment in a messenger app, which, according to the police, contained signs of inciting hatred and calls for violence against law enforcement officers. A criminal case was opened against the man under paragraph “b” of part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code, and he has been placed under a travel restriction order.
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The Soletsky District Court has remanded in custody a resident of the Batetsky District in the Novgorod region (north-western Russia), who is accused under articles relating to public incitement and justification of terrorism (part 2, article 205.2 and point “v” of part 2, article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man posted online comments calling for violence and expressing negative views about the group “Russians.”