In Samara, activists campaigning for medical assistance for a detainee have been detained.

In Samara, activists campaigning for medical assistance for detainee Ilya Peunov have been detained. This was reported by the Telegram channel “Razoblacheno.”

Irina Nyankova, Irina Kramareva, Alexandra Tyumkaeva, Elena Pyzh’yanova, Anna Yefimova, and Galina Mazur were taken to the police station in Sovetsky district. The reported reason was alleged swearing and disobedience to law enforcement. The women will be held in the station overnight until they appear in court.

28 September—The day after the detention, on 25 September, Sovetsky District Court fined Kramareva and Tyumkaeva 500 roubles (about US$5) each for petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences), according to the “Razoblacheno” channel.

• After a battle with stage four cancer, Ilya Peunov developed an immune deficiency. Nevertheless, he remains held in the pre-trial detention centre.