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30.04.2026
12:47
Tula Oblast
The court has decided to deport a foreign national from Russia due to a review of a skirt on Wildberries.
29.04.2026
29.04.2026
Republic of Bashkortostan
A criminal case has been opened against a former staff member of Navalny’s headquarters in Ufa, a major city in the Urals, under the “foreign agent” article.
14:53
Sverdlovsk Oblast
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, security forces visited the head of the local branch of the Yabloko party and another party member.
12:40
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A local historian from Tatarstan has been sentenced over an anti-war post and an appeal by the ‘Freedom of Russia’ legion.
28.04.2026
28.04.2026
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Anarchist Azat Miftakhov has been transferred to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle.
28.04.2026
Moscow
The head of the Moscow Zen Centre has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony over a case concerning “fake news” about the military.
27.04.2026
16:42
Saint Petersburg
The “Russian LGBT Network” has been declared an extremist organisation
16:07
Tula Oblast
A case has been opened against a resident of Tula who attended a religious procession wearing a “Satan mask,” for offending the feelings of believers.
13:52
Kemerovo Oblast
Elderly man Oleg Tyryshkin, who was convicted over a comment about Akhmat Kadyrov, has died in detention.
24.04.2026
14:05
Irkutsk Oblast
The leader of Yabloko in Irkutsk, who tried to organise a protest against internet blocking, has been detained for 12 days.
23.04.2026
19:22
Primorsky Krai
The cassation court has kept the Primorye politician with skin cancer in prison, despite the positions of the Supreme Court and the Federal Penitentiary Service.
23.04.2026
Vladimir Oblast
Navalny’s lawyer Igor Sergunin has been released
15:49
Oryol Oblast
LGBTQ media outlet Parni+ and the Moscow Community Centre have been designated extremist organisations.
22.04.2026
19:01
Moscow Oblast
A court in the Moscow region has closed the case on military “fake news” that had been brought against Nikolai Markin, a member of the Yabloko party.
15:21
Moscow
An elderly woman from the Moscow region has been sentenced to seven years in prison in a case involving the “citizens of the USSR” movement.
21.04.2026
13:21
Moscow
Searches are being carried out at the management offices of the Eksmo publishing house in connection with a case concerning LGBT literature.
10:50
Voronezh Oblast
After Khristolyub Vegan’s death in prison, a negligence case was initiated.
20.04.2026
20.04.2026
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A new case has been opened against a Crimean Tatar with a brain tumour who has been seeking release for two years.
17.04.2026
20:32
Voronezh Oblast
A Christian preacher, Khristolyub Vegan, who had been convicted over a YouTube video, has died in a penal colony.
17:05
Moscow
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Irkutsk Oblast
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Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
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Khabarovsk Krai
March of Chinese workers and ban on religious procession outside the Kremlin: News on freedom of assembly
17.04.2026
Tver Oblast
The artist Lyudmila Razumova has spoken about an aggressive cellmate.
16.04.2026
12:54
Moscow
A protocol has been drawn up against OVD-Info’s press secretary for participation in an “undesirable organisation.”
15.04.2026
16:54
Ivanovo Oblast
The verdict has been upheld for anti-war blogger Sergey Veselov from Shuya, a town in the Ivanovo region.
14:29
Republic of Mordovia
The Supreme Court of Mordovia has overturned the tightening of the prison regime for human rights defender Sergei Maryin.
13:18
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A second Maoist supporter was arrested and sentenced to 10 days in detention following a protest against the blocking of Telegram.
14.04.2026
18:04
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
A search is underway at the office of the independent publication Sapa in Vladikavkaz, a major city in the North Caucasus.
17:32
Khabarovsk Krai
An artist who had been arrested over a comment has died by suicide in a pre-trial detention centre in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a city in Russia’s Far East.
13:44
Saint Petersburg
A criminal case has been opened over a photo of an Easter cake and a sex toy with the caption “Christ is risen!”
13.04.2026
19:16
Tver Oblast
The imprisoned politician Alexander Shestun has declared a dry hunger strike in the prison hospital.
15:38
Moscow
A case has been opened against a staff member of a Moscow bar for offending the feelings of believers over a hookah served on a kulich (traditional Easter cake).
10.04.2026
10.04.2026
Moscow
Oleg Roldugin, a journalist from Novaya Gazeta, has been charged
12:29
Chelyabinsk Oblast
In Chelyabinsk, an advocate of Maoism was detained over a banner protesting the blocking of Telegram
09.04.2026
19:06
Volgograd Oblast
A woman from Volzhsky, a city in southern Russia, was jailed for five days over a video featuring Olga Buzova.
16:44
Russia
Searches carried out at the offices of independent trade unions
15:29
Krasnodar Krai
CORRECTION: In Krasnodar, a young woman supporting the religious procession against blocking was detained
15:06
Zabaykalsky Krai
In Chita, a major city in eastern Siberia, a former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent has been detained—they are accused of treason.
14:26
Moscow
A search is being conducted at the offices of Novaya Gazeta in Moscow.
13:44
Moscow
The Supreme Court has designated the Memorial movement as an extremist organisation.
08.04.2026
16:45
Moscow Oblast
A blogger who became a “foreign agent” “for a laugh” has been given a suspended sentence
12:34
Saint Petersburg
Those involved in the Vesna case have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 6 to 12 years.
07.04.2026
13:46
Moscow
In Moscow, law enforcement disrupted a Buddhist festival and detained several monks.
06.04.2026
14:22
Tyumen Oblast
In Tyumen, a major city in western Siberia, security forces disrupted a punk concert over suspicions of links to the “Tyumen case.”
03.04.2026
03.04.2026
Leningrad Oblast
A 61-year-old resident of Vyborg, a town near the Finnish border, faces a requested sentence of three years in prison over a comment saying “Glory to Ukraine.”
18:14
Republic of Bashkortostan
In Ufa, a major city in the Urals, the organiser of a rally against internet blockings has been fined under the law on “discrediting” the army.
02.04.2026
18:36
Vologda Oblast
A court in Vologda refused, at the request of the Federal Penitentiary Service, to toughen the punishment for the person involved in the case concerning anti-war videos.
16:31
Yaroslavl Oblast
A criminal case has been opened against a Yaroslavl National Bolshevik under the “Dadinskaya” article.
12:56
Moscow
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Kostroma Oblast
A resident of Kostroma who reported being tortured during their arrest has been sentenced to six years in prison over two comments.
01.04.2026
11:24
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A person convicted for setting fire to a military enlistment office has spoken about violence in prison and poor detention conditions.
30.03.2026
30.03.2026
Moscow
A former employee of the Central Bank has left Russia after prosecutors requested a real prison sentence in the case concerning a donation to the FBK.
14:06
Vladimir Oblast
A Vladimir official has been fined for refusing to approve a picket
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