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Today
10:40
Since February 2022, human rights defenders have recorded at least 69 deaths among people subjected to political persecution in Russia, according to a report by the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.” In the first part of 2026 alone, 16 such deaths were registered. Most of those who died were men; causes included illness, lack of medical assistance, torture and suicide.
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Today
10:40
Since February 2022, human rights defenders have recorded at least 69 deaths among people subjected to political persecution in Russia, according to a report by the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.” In the first part of 2026 alone, 16 such deaths were registered. Most of those who died were men; causes included illness, lack of medical assistance, torture and suicide.
09:11
The Naval Military Court has sentenced a 35-year-old resident of Arkhangelsk, a city in the Russian north, to 3 years and 6 months in a penal colony on charges of publicly justifying terrorism and inciting extremist activity online. According to investigators, in 2026 they posted materials on social media supporting terrorism and calling for extremism against Russian military personnel.
09:05
Since July 2025, 56 people aged between 12 and 24 have been detained in different regions of Russia. According to the FSB, Ukrainian intelligence services involved them in crimes through the “Daivinchik” Telegram bot. The agency claimed the chat bot was used to deceive and psychologically manipulate young people, but did not disclose details of the accusations.
Persons
07:03
Shana Ogney was removed from the elections for the Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly due to an administrative offence for displaying banned symbols—a post with a pentagram on the X platform was cited as the reason. Earlier, the authorities had refused to approve a rally she tried to organise in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, against election fraud.
Persons
04:10
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a musical equipment repair specialist named Sergey has been charged with assisting and participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation (Part 1 of Article 205.1 and Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, he sent donations in 2021 and 2022; later, the pre-trial restrictions were eased to a ban on certain activities.
Вчера
19:59
On 28 October, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined Anna Saifutdinova 50,000 and 4,000 roubles (US$550 and US$45) under articles on “discrediting the army” (Part 1, Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) and disobeying the police (Part 1, Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). According to the court, on 27 October, she went to Pushkin Square with a placard and did not respond to police demands.
Persons
19:55
In Yaroslavl, a city in western Russia, the owner of the “Chitai-Gorod” bookshop chain—OOO Gramota—has been taken to court under the article on cooperation with an “undesirable organisation” (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, until July 2026, books published by the American organisation “Mission Eurasia”—deemed undesirable in Russia since 13 May 2026—were sold in a shop on Pervomayskaya Street.
19:54
The Rezh City Court fined a resident of Sverdlovsk Region 50,000 rubles (about US$570) for a post on VKontakte about the advance of the Russian army in Ukraine. According to the court, the man wrote: “They have seized another set of ruins, which do more harm than good,” and his profile was also checked on Telegram.
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19:53
The Ministry of Justice has added the Finnish-Ukrainian National Defence Association SUMPY to the list of undesirable organisations. The organisation provides material, logistical and medical assistance to Ukrainian military personnel and Finnish volunteers.
17:51
A criminal case has been opened in the Boksitogorsky district of Leningrad region against a 58-year-old man over a social media post about the actions of the Russian army, which investigators allege is knowingly false (Part 1, Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). The man has been detained, and investigators are asking the court to remand him in custody.
17:48
In the Lipetsk region, a man has been detained on charges of inciting terrorist acts and promoting terrorism in a Telegram channel. He is facing criminal proceedings under the article covering public calls for and justification of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).
17:30
In Moscow, Natalia Sindeeva, the founder of Dozhd, is being tried in absentia under the article on organising the activities of an “undesirable” organisation. Cases have also been initiated under this article against Mark Ten, while Mikhail Fishman is accused of participating in an “undesirable organisation.”
Persons
15:46
The Ministry of Justice has sent submissions to the Moscow Bar Association proposing the termination of six lawyers’ status, who, according to the FSB, left Russia more than a year ago. Among them is Nikolai Polozov, who previously defended Pussy Riot members, Nadiya Savchenko, Sergei Udaltsov and Crimean Tatar activists.
Persons
15:41
The Kirovsky District Court of Yaroslavl has temporarily suspended from their positions Anton Kovalenko and Ilya Putintsev, officers of the Yaroslavl Ministry of Internal Affairs, who are accused of abuse of office. According to investigators, they, along with other law enforcement officials, beat Artyom Starkov and Natalya Popova in August 2025.
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15:09
Yevgeny Britanishsky Jr, nephew of the poet Vladimir Britanishsky, has become a suspect in a criminal case concerning public incitement to terrorist activity. The case began to be heard on 28 October at the 1st Western District Military Court in St Petersburg.
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14:02
The Vyborgsky District Court in St Petersburg has extended Mikhail Fetisov’s detention in a remand prison for another three months. The day before, he was charged in a third criminal case—this one for insulting a remand centre officer who, according to Fetisov, assaulted him.
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14:02
A new case has been opened against former neurologist Mikhail Fetisov from St Petersburg for allegedly insulting a Federal Penitentiary Service officer who, according to Fetisov, beat him following a conflict in a pre-trial detention centre. Previously, Fetisov had already been accused of spreading military “fakes” and incitement against state security because of posts on VKontakte and a comment including a video clip.
Persons
13:36
The rock band Felice Rivarez from Omsk, a city in southwestern Siberia, has cancelled ten tour concerts after law enforcement raids at their performances in Perm and Tyumen. According to the musicians, during the inspections the officers forced people to lie down on the floor, checked their documents and phones, searched for prohibited symbols and drugs, and interrupted the concert in Perm before it finished.
13:35
In Yessentuki, a town in southern Russia, a criminal case has been opened against a 40-year-old man under the article on public display of extremist organisation symbols (Part 1, Article 282.4 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, from February to September he posted such symbols on social media, despite previously being given an administrative penalty.
13:20
In Chechnya, a criminal case has been opened against a local resident under the article for public incitement and justification of terrorism (part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man posted a video online justifying terrorism and making favourable statements about a person who carried out terrorist attacks.