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06.11.2026
18:22
Russia
The “Rassvet” party, a journalist, a poet: who the Ministry of Justice has recognised as new “foreign agents”
17:33
Russia
Dud, Akunin, Bykov and Nevzorov have been added to the register of Russians with restricted rights
11:38
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, law enforcement disrupted an evening event dedicated to writing letters to political prisoners, but released all of the participants.
11:18
Saint Petersburg
A musician from St Petersburg has been sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony over a post about the strike on Chernihiv.
05.11.2026
18:03
Saint Petersburg
An activist was sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison for reposting a Mediazona news story on Facebook.
15:23
Irkutsk Oblast
A former traffic police officer from Irkutsk region, a large area in Siberia, has spoken out about torture by the FSB.
14:06
Moscow
Zhanna Nemtsova has been sentenced in absentia to four years in prison for her work at her father’s foundation.
03.11.2026
18:36
Russia
Russia has withdrawn from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture. What does this mean for prisoners?
15:40
Russia
Telegram was fined 14.6 million roubles (approx. US$165,000) for failing to remove posts about banned organisations and the war.
13:37
Russia
The music distributor FreshTunes has been fined 2.5 million roubles (US$28,000) for “LGBT propaganda.”
02.11.2026
19:10
Saint Petersburg
The nephew of the poet Vladimir Britanishsky has been sentenced to five and a half years over a one-word comment.
18:32
Russia
The founder of The Insider, Roman Dobrokhotov, has been sentenced in absentia to 5.5 years in prison.
17:56
Russia
Sales of Sasha Skocilenko’s book “My Prison Trip” have been halted following a warning from Roskomnadzor (Russia’s media watchdog).
15:41
Russia
Yekaterina Shulman has been fined 40,000 roubles (US$440) for “discrediting” the army.
14:23
Other
Donetsk human rights defender Maksim Davydov has stopped answering calls after security forces arrived.
12:02
Mari El Republic
In Mari El, someone has been fined for displaying “AllatRa” symbols—this is the first time since the movement was declared extremist.
30.10.2026
17:25
Moscow
An activist known by the nickname “Leshy” was detained at the Solovetsky Stone. Two charges were filed against them.
16:06
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk radio host Aleksandr Lunev has been fined 570,000 roubles (approximately US$6,300) for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
12:44
Other
The general director of the Dozhd TV channel, Mark Ten, has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison.
09:20
Moscow
Novaya Gazeta has announced it is ceasing operations. The editorial team is being evicted from its office in Moscow.
29.10.2026
19:23
Saint Petersburg
Two street musicians in St Petersburg were arrested for performing a song by Noize MC
19:09
Murmansk Oblast
Former Murmansk regional assembly deputy Gennady Stepakhno has been arrested on charges of treason
17:05
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Severely ill Crimean Tatar Tofik Abdulgaziev has been released from the penal colony.
16:28
Moscow
The political scientist Aleksandr Kynev has been moved to another cell in the pre-trial detention centre after refusing food.
11:28
Russia
According to Memorial, at least 69 victims of political repression have died since the start of the war.
28.10.2026
13:25
Altai Republic
Political prisoner Georgy Paramoshin was sent to a punishment cell for refusing to weave camouflage nets.
12:01
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A 17-year-old teenager has been charged under a “terrorism” article over “Smart Voting” leaflets.
27.10.2026
12:42
Saint Petersburg
A member of Yabloko was fined for election campaigning that included the phrase: “I am the only candidate for peace.”
10:38
Moscow
Political analyst Aleksandr Kynev has stopped eating in the pre-trial detention centre. Due to broken bones, he is unable to use the toilet.
26.10.2026
18:51
Moscow
IT specialist Yuri Belenky was sentenced to 13 years for making donations. Binance handed over data on the transfers to the security forces.
18:39
Tver Oblast
A case on charges of justifying terrorism has been opened against Ivan Kudryashov, an activist from Tver, a city northwest of Moscow.
13:39
Russia
The prosecutor’s office has demanded that a criminal case be opened against the human rights activist Anna Karetinkova
13:27
Moscow
Production designer for “Liquidation” Aleksandr Kondratov has died. He was accused of treason.
12:47
Belgorod Oblast
A case has been opened against Nikita Parmenov, editor-in-chief of “Pepl” in Belgorod, a city in western Russia, for “justifying terrorism.”
24.10.2026
12:23
Udmurt Republic
The girlfriend of Izhevsk activist Dmitry Morozov has described how he was tortured during his arrest.
23.10.2026
18:29
Russia
Shulman, Khodorkovsky, Chichvarkin, Naki: Ministry of Justice adds 12 people to register of Russians with restricted rights
17:48
Russia
Journalist, politician, social projects and NGOs: who has the Ministry of Justice designated as “foreign agents”
16:12
Saint Petersburg
66-year-old local historian Vladimir Zhuravlyov has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony in a case over “fake news” about the army.
15:48
Russia
Former State Duma deputy from the Communist Party, Oleg Mikhailov, has been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists”
14:24
Sverdlovsk Oblast
In the Urals, a taxi driver has been sent to a pre-trial detention centre on charges of “treason.” According to Mediazona, he was tortured.
13:59
Moscow
The Federal Penitentiary Service found no violations in the treatment of political scientist Aleksandr Kynev. He is in a pre-trial detention centre with two fractures.
12:03
Moscow
An activist has been fined for standing in line at the Supreme Court in connection with the case to remove Yabloko from the elections.
10:41
Moscow
Former Communist Party State Duma deputy Oleg Mikhailov has been remanded in a pre-trial detention centre over a case concerning the justification of terrorism.
22.10.2026
16:31
Russia
Rosfinmonitoring has removed schoolgirl Anna Zhuravlyova from the list of “terrorists and extremists.”
16:07
Other
Belarusian security forces beat the mother of an “Army of Beauties” volunteer and threatened her family with murder
12:26
Moscow
The appeal court has kept political scientist Aleksandr Kynev in pre-trial detention on drug-related charges.
21.10.2026
18:54
Samara Oblast
A farmer from Samara has been sent to a pre-trial detention centre for donating 737 roubles (about US$8) to “Artpodgotovka”
16:21
Omsk Oblast
The head of Yabloko in Omsk has been fined over a comment made on VKontakte 15 years ago.
14:01
Rostov Oblast
Six residents of Crimea have been sentenced to up to 19 years in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case.
12:45
Udmurt Republic
Valery Kachin, a scientist convicted of treason, has declared a dry hunger strike following violence at the pre-trial detention centre.
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