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15.01.2026
14:09
Moscow
In Moscow, journalists and activists have been detained outside a police station where a young woman who had escaped domestic violence is being held.
11:51
Omsk Oblast
A 55-year-old resident of Omsk Region, convicted under charges of “discrediting the army” and spreading “fake news,” has died in a penal colony.
14.01.2026
15:18
Samara Oblast
Prosecutors have requested an 18-year sentence for a woman from Tolyatti, central Russia, in a state treason case over her conversations about the “Freedom of Russia” Legion.
13.01.2026
17:56
Krasnoyarsk Krai
The wife of former Navalny lawyer reports harsh conditions during his transfer and health problems
16:47
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh-based Marxist detained after a picket in support of Venezuela
15:59
Moscow Oblast
Comedian Aleksandr Gudkov fined over parody of SHAMAN’s song ‘I’m Russian’
11:15
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a student accused of justifying terrorism has been released from pre-trial detention.
12.01.2026
18:57
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A Chelyabinsk environmental activist will go on trial for defamation over criticism of a judge
15:14
Moscow
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Other
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Mari El Republic
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Saint Petersburg
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30.12.2025
19:22
Yaroslavl Oblast
The person convicted in the anti-war graffiti case has been held in a punishment cell for almost two months.
14:04
Tver Oblast
Former mayor of Yaroslavl, Yevgeny Urlashov, has been released from prison after spending more than 12 years in detention.
30.12.2025
Other
Activist Pavel Krisevich has left Russia after “carousel arrests” and threats from law enforcement.
25.12.2025
15:16
Moscow
In Moscow, five defenders of the Krylatsky Hills have each been fined 15,000 roubles (approximately US$170).
13:42
Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
The person accused of involvement with “At-Takfir wal-Hijra” has been held in a punishment cell at the Nalchik pre-trial detention centre since July.
23.12.2025
17:21
Republic of Bashkortostan
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Udmurt Republic
Five defendants in the “Baymak case” have been sentenced to prison terms
15:04
Moscow
A nurse from Moscow has been sentenced to eight years in prison over two anti-war posts.
22.12.2025
16:39
Kaliningrad Oblast
The court has transferred a resident of Kaliningrad, who is being prosecuted for donating to FBK, from a remand prison to house arrest.
22.12.2025
Kaliningrad Oblast
A lawyer from Kaliningrad, sentenced for comparing a Soviet colonel to Chikatilo, has been released from prison.
20.12.2025
21:21
Moscow
In Moscow, an activist defending the rights of Indigenous peoples has been arrested on terrorism charges.
19.12.2025
20:25
Moscow
A lecturer at Bauman University has been sentenced to three years in prison for Ukrainian songs posted on VKontakte.
15:49
Other
,
Altai Krai
A criminal case has been opened against an emigrated poet and activist from Barnaul, a major city in Siberia, under two articles.
13:44
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Yekaterinburg-based poet, who had been persecuted in political cases, has died
18.12.2025
21:14
Moscow
In Moscow, following a series of “carousel arrests,” a case has been opened against a courier for alleged “military fakes.”
17:03
Russia
,
Other
The State Duma has passed a draft law in its first reading to restrict the rights of people facing political persecution who have left Russia.
14:08
Moscow
Spider-Man was sentenced to 15 days in jail.
17.12.2025
15:12
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
A woman from North Ossetia has been fined for holding a solo protest against pressure on her family.
17.12.2025
Altai Republic
Altai activist Aruna Arna suffered an asthma attack in pre-trial detention.
16.12.2025
13:54
Republic of Bashkortostan
,
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Five Marxists from Ufa, a major city in the Urals, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 16 to 22 years in a terrorism case.
09:17
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Ural human rights defenders have been sent to a pre-trial detention centre
15.12.2025
15.12.2025
Moscow Oblast
Activist Pavel Krisevich has been sentenced to a further 12 days in detention under the article on petty hooliganism.
18:01
Chuvash Republic
In Chuvashia, a journalist has been sentenced to compulsory community service for a publication about the police.
14:14
Russia
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Moscow
,
Other
Pussy Riot has been designated as an “extremist organisation”
13:05
Tomsk Oblast
Two National Bolsheviks were detained at a protest against the blockade of Roblox in Tomsk, a city in Siberia.
11.12.2025
18:23
Other
,
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
A publicist and sociologist from Nizhny Novgorod, a large city on the Volga River, has been charged under three criminal articles.
17:48
Voronezh Oblast
,
Moscow Oblast
Voronezh activists were detained at Domodedovo Airport
10.12.2025
19:16
Sverdlovsk Oblast
The defendant in the “Anti-Torture” case was detained at the exit of the pre-trial detention centre and arrested on new charges.
17:02
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A Russian national has been fined for the first time under the article concerning the search for extremist materials.
09.12.2025
16:07
Orenburg Oblast
The manager of a restaurant in Orenburg, a city in the Southern Urals, has been fined over khinkali replacing domes in advertising leaflets.
12:17
Leningrad Oblast
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Saint Petersburg
Elderly man sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for comments in an Azov fighter’s Telegram channel
08.12.2025
20:21
Kostroma Oblast
,
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
A Crimean has been denied medical assistance in prison for nearly a year
20:03
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Valeria Marchenko, a typist, has had her sentence extended to 21 years for attempting to set fire to a military enlistment office.
08.12.2025
Moscow
MMA fighter remanded in pre-trial detention over allegations of desecrating a monument to Ministry of Emergency Situations veterans
08.12.2025
Saint Petersburg
St Petersburg entrepreneur fined for donating to FBK and released in the courtroom
14:00
Russia
,
Other
The Supreme Court has declared the “Congress of People’s Deputies” a “terrorist organisation.”
12:33
Moscow Oblast
The convicted former head of the Serpukhov district attempted to take his own life due to the eviction of his 89-year-old mother.
09:21
Leningrad Oblast
,
Saint Petersburg
An elderly man was sent to a pre-trial detention centre after missing a court hearing due to an asthma attack.
05.12.2025
19:08
Chelyabinsk Oblast
A Crimean Tatar sentenced to 12 years in prison has been found to have a brain tumour.
11:30
Pskov Oblast
The investigation is seeking the arrest of Lev Shlosberg in connection with a new criminal case.
04.12.2025
15:39
Moscow
In Moscow, activists defending Losiny Ostrov National Park have been detained outside the State Duma.
03.12.2025
20:23
Russia
Roblox has been blocked in Russia
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