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06.08.2025
16:19
Chechen Republic
Zarema Musaeva has been sentenced to a further 3 years and 11 months in a penal settlement.
15:14
Moscow
,
Moscow Oblast
Boris Nadezhdin was unable to appeal against the anti-coronavirus restrictions on rallies
14:20
Krasnodar Krai
,
Rostov Oblast
A resident of Krasnodar has been fined for calling for attacks on the country’s leadership and the destruction of military equipment.
12:07
Orenburg Oblast
The prison sentences of five defendants in the “Baymak case” have been reduced by one month.
10:09
Ryazan Oblast
A search was carried out in the local branch of VOOPIiK in Ryazan following publications about arson attacks on historic houses.
05.08.2025
21:33
Tula Oblast
An Azerbaijani citizen has been sentenced to one year in a penal colony settlement for a case involving the desecration of the Eternal Flame.
20:26
Perm Krai
An elderly woman has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service in a case involving an “undesirable organisation.”
16:46
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A resident of a village in Sverdlovsk Region is to be tried on charges of rehabilitating Nazism
15:13
Moscow
A criminal case has been opened against Maxim Katz for failing to fulfil the obligations of a 'foreign agent'.
13:55
Russia
The Ziminy Foundation has been declared an “undesirable organisation”
13:16
Saratov Oblast
In Saratov, a major city on the Volga River, security forces detained activists who were trying to prevent the gates of a children’s park from being welded shut.
11:42
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra
A resident of Yugra has been fined for damaging a poster depicting a participant in the war in Ukraine.
11:19
Vladimir Oblast
A Crimean journalist sentenced to 12 years has suffered a second hypertensive crisis while in detention.
10:37
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, law enforcement officers visited the home of the co-founder of the Conscious Objectors Movement.
04.08.2025
18:34
Russia
The Foundation for Combating HIV, a network of journalists, and an American company have been added to the list of “undesirable” organisations.
14:01
Saint Petersburg
The sentence given is: The sentence for a St Petersburg activist has been reduced in a case concerning anti-war pickets.
11:51
Krasnodar Krai
A Jehovah’s Witness from Krasnodar Krai has been given a two-year suspended sentence.
11:09
Sverdlovsk Oblast
An elderly man from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, was fined half a million rubles (approximately US$5,600) for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
03.08.2025
16:29
Stavropol Krai
A Ukrainian from the “Sentsov List,” who had been sentenced to eight years in a penal colony, has been given a new sentence.
02.08.2025
18:42
Novgorod Oblast
The prisoner convicted in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case was transferred out of Novgorod region after the prison colony was dissolved.
17:23
Ulyanovsk Oblast
A Jehovah’s Witness from the Rostov region is in urgent need of surgery. He has not received any letters for six months.
01.08.2025
17:54
Lipetsk Oblast
In Lipetsk, a city in western Russia, police officers visited the Communist Party office twice in two days.
17:06
Sverdlovsk Oblast
An elderly man from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, is facing a demand for a 12 million rouble (US$135,000) fine over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
16:33
Republic of Tatarstan
A resident of Kazan has been arrested on charges of justifying terrorism over comments expressing support for Ukraine.
14:41
Russia
First Department” has found that the FSB is involved in the process of designating organisations as “undesirable.”
12:09
Novgorod Oblast
In Novgorod Region, an activist who called an investigator a “scoundrel” has been fined 25,000 roubles (US$275).
11:48
Republic of Khakassia
A “citizen of the USSR” from Khakassia has been sentenced to compulsory labour
11:29
Irkutsk Oblast
A woman from Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia, has been sentenced to 5.5 years in a penal colony for anti-war comments.
10:54
Krasnodar Krai
A comedian from Krasnodar has been sentenced to community service for making a joke about Christianity.
31.07.2025
20:00
Kurgan Oblast
A Jehovah’s Witness from Altai Krai is to be tried in Kurgan Region
19:22
Republic of Khakassia
The son of a well-known agronomist from Khakassia will be tried for insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland.
18:49
Russia
Putin has signed a law introducing fines for disclosing state secrets in the media.
17:13
Russia
Putin has signed a law introducing fines for searching for extremist materials online.
16:32
Moscow Oblast
In Mytishchi, a city near Moscow, security forces detained activists who blocked machinery from entering Losiny Ostrov National Park.
14:09
Samara Oblast
Samara-based saxophonist Andrei Shabanov has been refused a repeat medical examination.
11:39
Zabaykalsky Krai
,
Novosibirsk Oblast
A resident of Siberia has been fined on charges of justifying terrorism and concealing a crime.
11:02
Zabaykalsky Krai
An elderly woman from Chita, a city in eastern Siberia, is on trial over messages sent in a messenger app
30.07.2025
21:34
Other
A Russian citizen may be deported from Venezuela. They are being persecuted for supporting Ukraine.
20:43
Kaliningrad Oblast
The person convicted under the case of so-called military “fake news” was placed in a punishment cell (SHIZO).
18:06
Tambov Oblast
A 71-year-old Jehovah’s Witness was denied release despite having several serious illnesses.
17:32
Other
,
Republic of Buryatia
A journalist from Buryatia has been arrested in absentia and placed on the wanted list.
16:35
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Two Jehovah’s Witnesses from Birobidzhan, a city in Russia’s Far East, have been given five-year suspended sentences.
16:31
Lipetsk Oblast
Eight Jehovah’s Witnesses from Lipetsk Region have been fined a total of 2,750,000 roubles (approx. US$31,000).
14:04
Republic of Tatarstan
A Kazan resident who spoke out against the war has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for arson and online comments.
13:18
Moscow
In Moscow, two female defenders of the Krylatsky Hills have been detained.
13:04
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
A Jehovah’s Witness from occupied Crimea faces a request for a seven-year prison sentence.
12:58
Tula Oblast
A resident of Tula region has received a suspended sentence over a comment about “Russians who support the special military operation.”
11:43
Leningrad Oblast
In Leningrad Region, a “citizen of the USSR” was detained on charges related to an extremist organisation.
10:59
Kostroma Oblast
A resident of Kostroma region has been fined 40,000 roubles (approximately US$450) in a case concerning donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
10:01
Kirov Oblast
A Saint Petersburg resident convicted over anti-war comments has been sent to a punitive confinement unit for five months
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