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16.02.2026

Former municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov requests hospitalisation due to bronchitis and the cold in his cell

19.12.2025

A criminal case has been opened against an emigrated poet and activist from Barnaul, a major city in Siberia, under two articles.

26.09.2025

Former municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov has been released from the punishment cell but placed in a high-security cell for two months in Correctional Colony No. 10 in Rubtsovsk, a city in southern Siberia.

31.08.2025

A third criminal case has been opened against journalist Maria Ponomarenko in the penal colony.

22.08.2025

A resident of Rubtsovsk, a major city in Siberia, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for allegedly setting fire to a military recruitment office.

21.08.2025

A resident of Barnaul, a major city in Siberia, has been convicted in a second criminal case over posts and comments.

15.08.2025

Lawyer: Maria Ponomarenko has made three suicide attempts in two weeks

14.08.2025

Journalist Maria Ponomarenko has been taken to a tuberculosis hospital in Barnaul, a major city in Siberia.

12.08.2025

Journalist Maria Ponomarenko has been transferred to a penal colony

11.08.2025

The court has overturned the fine given to a council member from Altai for meeting with local residents. She had been accused of holding a rally.

24.07.2025

Former deputy Alexei Gorinov has been transferred to a penal colony in Altai Krai, a region in Siberia. He has been placed in a punishment cell (SHIZO).

24.07.2025

Journalist Maria Ponomarenko has been sent to solitary confinement for 15 days.

08.07.2025

In Rubtsovsk, a city in Siberia, a case has been opened for “rehabilitation of Nazism” after teenagers were drying their clothes by the Eternal Flame.

05.06.2025

A deputy from Barnaul, a major city in Siberia, reported being forced to resign from a school after speaking out about low payments.