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04.06.2026
11:53
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
The publicist and sociologist Igor Eidman has been arrested in absentia.
03.06.2026
18:22
Altai Krai
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Sverdlovsk Oblast
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Chechen Republic
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Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The third sentence for Maria Ponomarenko, abduction and torture in Chechnya: News on political repression
02.06.2026
17:34
Moscow
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Kaliningrad Oblast
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Kirov Oblast
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Saint Petersburg
Prison sentence over a money transfer to an ex-wife, release from remand detention, deportation for prayer overturned: Political persecution news
01.06.2026
18:14
Altai Republic
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Irkutsk Oblast
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Komi Republic
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Republic of Tatarstan
The verdict against an activist from Altai and the prosecution of children who jumped on cubes. News on political repression
17:23
Moscow Oblast
In the Moscow region, a businessperson was given a three-year suspended sentence for donating 700 rubles (approx. US$8) to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
14:47
Murmansk Oblast
The administrator of the meme Telegram channel “Free Laplandia” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
29.05.2026
17:58
Moscow
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Vologda Oblast
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Republic of Dagestan
New “foreign agents,” confiscation of a phone for displaying the Instagram logo, and censorship of letters. Political pressure news
15:28
Rostov Oblast
The Rostov artist has been sent to a pre-trial detention centre on charges of high treason after a series of “carousel arrests.”
28.05.2026
18:09
Kamchatka Krai
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Kemerovo Oblast
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Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Primorsky Krai
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Sverdlovsk Oblast
Searches among Jehovah’s Witnesses, deportation for praying, and early release: Political oppression news
27.05.2026
18:42
Moscow
Sentence for a hookah on a kulich, shaman Gabyshev’s health, and a fine for “Takie Dela”: political crackdown news
18:03
Mari El Republic
Mikhail Kulkov, convicted in the “Network” case, has been sent to a strict-regime cell (PKT) for five months
13:48
Chuvash Republic
A new case has been opened against the former coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters in Cheboksary, under the ‘foreign agent’ article.
26.05.2026
18:15
Moscow
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Irkutsk Oblast
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Ryazan Oblast
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Chelyabinsk Oblast
Sentence for the mathematician, transfer from PKT to punitive isolation cell, and new measures for emigrants: News on political repression
25.05.2026
18:02
Moscow
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Primorsky Krai
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Saint Petersburg
,
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
New case against Astra’s founder, a picket outside the Kremlin, and suspended sentence for a believer: Political repression news
21.05.2026
18:04
Moscow
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Vladimir Oblast
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Rostov Oblast
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Saint Petersburg
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Sverdlovsk Oblast
Attack on a human rights defender, sentence for an artist, and arrest over leaflets: political pressure news
19.05.2026
18:02
Voronezh Oblast
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Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
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Novosibirsk Oblast
Ban on LGBT initiative, activist tortured and case over calls to “destroy the Kremlin”: Political persecution news
18.05.2026
14:21
Rostov Oblast
An artist from Rostov has been subjected to ‘carousel detentions’ since February. He has reported being tortured.
13.05.2026
16:53
Orenburg Oblast
The Orenburg-based lawyer convicted under the military “fake news” law has spent more than two weeks in a punishment cell.
13:39
Moscow
The OVD-Info press secretary has been fined for involvement in an “undesirable organisation” case.
08.05.2026
16:32
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A woman from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has been sentenced to one and a half years of compulsory labour over fan fiction.
15:15
Vladimir Oblast
Nikolai Dayneko, a defendant in the “Mayakovsky case,” has been released from the penal colony.
14:08
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A student from Buryatia convicted of treason has gone on hunger strike over mistreatment in prison.
07.05.2026
18:14
Irkutsk Oblast
The leader of the Irkutsk branch of Yabloko, who tried to organise a protest against restrictions, has been arrested again.
17:12
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A resident of Yekaterinburg has spoken about being tortured during their detention on charges of “discrediting the army.”
15:01
Sverdlovsk Oblast
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a researcher of Stalinist repressions has been arrested on charges of aiding terrorism.
14:28
Krasnodar Krai
A man from Krasnodar died in a penal colony after being convicted over an image featuring Putin and a post about the war.
12:51
Other
Another participant in “The Scarlet Swan” has left Russia
06.05.2026
15:59
Republic of Tatarstan
The son of a Supreme Court judge in Tatarstan has been sent to a penal colony in a case involving “fake news” and justifying terrorism.
05.05.2026
21:00
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Azat Miftakhov spoke about torture at the Polar Owl penal colony
15:24
Leningrad Oblast
A 61-year-old resident of Vyborg, a city near the Finnish border, was sentenced over a comment saying “Glory to Ukraine” and was released.
04.05.2026
16:34
Kaluga Oblast
A man from Kaluga, who served a sentence for a comment about the FSB explosion, was detained at Minsk airport.
14:04
Moscow
“Centre T” has been declared an extremist organisation
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
15:28
Republic of Bashkortostan
A former staff member of Navalny’s team in Ufa, a major city in the Urals, has been charged under the “foreign agent” criminal 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 convicted over an anti-war post and an appeal from the “Freedom of Russia” Legion.
28.04.2026
15:04
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Anarchist Azat Miftakhov has been transferred to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle.
11:32
Moscow
The head of the Moscow Zen Centre has been sentenced to six years in prison under charges of spreading “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.
17:20
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 a penal colony in the “USSR citizens” case.
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
16:01
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A new case has been opened against a Crimean Tatar with a brain tumour who has been seeking release for two years.
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