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  • A criminal case has been opened against Anaсtasia Chumakova, founder and editor-in-chief of Astra, for failing to fulfil the obligations of a “foreign agent” (Part 2, Article 330.1 of the Russian Criminal Code). Investigators from Ulyanovsk, a city on the Volga River, opened the case on 26 January, but it has only just come to light. Chumakova’s cases about “fake news” concerning the army and non-compliance with “foreign agent” obligations are now combined into a single investigation.
  • An administrative offence report was filed against activist Marina Khalandach, who was detained after a picket in Red Square in support of the developer of the “Obereg 24” complex. Her poster was confiscated and torn up. Khalandach said that at the police station, a psychiatric team was called for her.
  • The wife of human rights defender Bahrom Khamroev reported a sharp deterioration in his health in the “Polar Owl” prison colony in Kharp, a town in the Russian Arctic. According to her, Khamroev is not receiving necessary medication, has lost significant weight, and is complaining of severe ill health.
  • The Petrogradsky District Court in St Petersburg fined Konstantin Yegorov 550,000 rubles (approx. US$6,000) under charges of financing extremist activities (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to the court, since August 2021, Yegorov transferred 7,000 rubles (approx. US$75) in support of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). His mobile phone was confiscated.
  • A court in Primorsky Krai, in the Russian Far East, on 22 May 2026, sentenced 63-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Viktor Chernov to three years’ suspended sentence for practising his faith among friends.
  • The Frunzensky District Court in St Petersburg has begun hearings in the case of Rosreestr employee Sergey Suptelya under charges of spreading “fake news” about the army. According to investigators, on 15 October 2022, he posted a comment about the situation in Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border, in one of the Telegram channels. The man has pleaded guilty and is in custody.