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17.07.2025
10:33
Primorsky Krai
In Primorsky Krai, police held a preventive conversation with a seven-year-old boy who had climbed onto memorial plaques.
16.07.2025
20:07
Russia
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Other
In Russia, TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva has been arrested in absentia for the second time.
19:42
Saint Petersburg
A defendant in the “Vesna” case has been sent to solitary confinement, with a ban on reading books and receiving parcels.
18:12
Russia
A case has been opened against the editor-in-chief of The Insider for involvement in the activities of an “undesirable organisation.”
15:13
Other
An activist persecuted in Russia was not allowed to leave Armenia due to being on a wanted list
14:24
Penza Oblast
The oldest foundation in Penza has ceased operations due to the ‘foreign agent’ law.
13:52
Russia
The founder of the project “Fairy Tales for Political Prisoners” has announced its closure.
13:38
Novosibirsk Oblast
A student from Novosibirsk, a major city in Siberia, was fined 300,000 rubles (US$3,300) for seven donations of 300 rubles (US$3.30) each made to the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
12:21
Novgorod Oblast
A Tajikistani national convicted in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case has been transferred from a penal colony to a prison.
12:03
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
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Stavropol Krai
A Crimean activist, sentenced to seven years in prison, has spoken about “traceless torture”
11:05
Russia
The State Duma Committee has approved amendments introducing fines for searching for extremist materials online.
09:38
Sakhalin Oblast
In Sakhalin, the convictions of two Jehovah’s Witnesses women have been overturned
15.07.2025
21:35
Moscow Oblast
In the Moscow region, opponents of construction in the Tomilino Forest who were blocking the passage of machinery have been detained.
20:47
Stavropol Krai
Four men who were warming their feet by the Eternal Flame in Nevinnomyssk, a city in the Stavropol Krai in southern Russia, have been sentenced to actual prison terms.
20:10
Russia
The State Duma has passed amendments in the first reading that will allow for faster prosecution of 'foreign agents'.
18:45
Moscow
A Ukrainian woman was sentenced to three years in prison for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
18:30
Russia
The State Duma has passed a bill introducing criminal liability for the “desecration” of military monuments.
17:40
Russia
The State Duma has passed amendments in the final reading that tighten anti-extremism legislation.
16:52
Other
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Kaliningrad Oblast
Journalist Ekaterina Tkacheva, who was questioned in connection with the Revolt Centre case, has left Russia.
15:41
Moscow
A father of five from Moscow has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for donating 1,500 rubles (approx. US$16) to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
15:39
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg resident, accused of spraying paint on flags and damaging a Z-banner, has spoken out about being tortured.
14.07.2025
21:02
Temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The court will consider the case of a woman from Crimea accused of inciting extremism. She is also being prosecuted for “discrediting” the army.
19:40
Tula Oblast
A resident of Tula Oblast will be prosecuted for inciting “extremism” against Russians
18:11
Russia
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Other
A criminal case has been opened against a Meduza journalist for involvement in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation.
18:11
Krasnodar Krai
A woman from Gelendzhik, a resort city on the Black Sea, has been fined 350,000 roubles (approximately US$3,800) over a comment about “Azov.”
14:50
Russia
Writer Dmitry Bykov has been declared wanted by the authorities
14:14
Moscow
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Other
Writer Boris Akunin has been sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison.
13:12
Pskov Oblast
In Velikiye Luki, a writer has been fined for stating that Crimea is not Russia
12.07.2025
16:20
Belgorod Oblast
'Lantern': A criminal case for defamation has been opened against a blogger from Belgorod, a regional centre in western Russia, over a post about the region’s deputy governor
14:28
Altai Republic
The courts have upheld the ban on a protest in Gorno-Altaysk, a regional capital in southern Siberia, against the municipal reform.
11.07.2025
20:20
Smolensk Oblast
A resident of Smolensk will be prosecuted over money transfers to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
17:58
Russia
The foundation supporting the Ukrainian army has been declared an “undesirable organisation.”
17:55
Russia
The “Our Way Out” movement and five more individuals have been added to the list of “foreign agents.”
16:55
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg resident has been sent to a pre-trial detention centre for posting the comment: “Glory to the RVC.”
15:48
Samara Oblast
A woman from Tolyatti accused of treason was sent to a punishment cell because of a birthday present
14:58
Moscow
An opponent of the “Car-Free Courtyard” project has been detained in Moscow.
14:52
Yaroslavl Oblast
A corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences was fined 150,000 roubles (approximately US$1,700) for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
14:38
Vladimir Oblast
The director of a Suzdal-based NGO has been fined 500,000 roubles (approx. US$5,500) in a case concerning donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
14:21
Moscow
The sentences of HSE graduates have been reduced in the case concerning damage to the makeshift Wagner Group memorial.
11:50
Krasnodar Krai
In Krasnodar, a major city in southern Russia, two followers of the “AllatRa” movement have been detained.
10.07.2025
21:14
Other
The entrepreneur Yevgeny Chichvarkin has been declared wanted by the authorities.
20:17
Altai Republic
A protocol for misuse of media freedom has been drawn up against an activist from the Altai region, Siberia.
19:01
Irkutsk Oblast
In Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia, a female blogger who criticised the military and Russia Day has been sent to a pre-trial detention centre.
18:19
Other
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Kursk Oblast
A criminal case has been opened against SOTA journalists over their trip to Sudzha, when it was under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
18:12
Sverdlovsk Oblast
A PR specialist from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has experienced paralysis of part of their face and inflammation of a facial nerve while in the penal colony.
17:43
Komi Republic
Restrictions on certain activities have been imposed on the executive director of the Revolt Centre.
17:19
Samara Oblast
Jehovah’s Witness from Tolyatti, a major city on the Volga River, released early from the correctional centre
16:38
Kaliningrad Oblast
A resident of Kaliningrad Oblast has been fined 300,000 roubles (approx. US$3,400) for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
15:32
Orenburg Oblast
In Orenburg, a city in the southern Urals, the court has received Russia’s first criminal case concerning the so-called “international LGBT movement.”
14:34
Kirov Oblast
A woman from Kirov Region will stand trial over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)
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