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Saint Petersburg: What's Happening? Political Repression, Detentions, Pressure
06.11.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, law enforcement disrupted an evening event dedicated to writing letters to political prisoners, but released all of the participants.
06.11.2026
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
Saint Petersburg
An activist was sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison for reposting a Mediazona news story on Facebook.
02.11.2026
Saint Petersburg
The nephew of the poet Vladimir Britanishsky has been sentenced to five and a half years over a one-word comment.
29.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
Two street musicians in St Petersburg were arrested for performing a song by Noize MC
27.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
A member of Yabloko was fined for election campaigning that included the phrase: “I am the only candidate for peace.”
23.10.2026
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.
20.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg resident has been fined for failing to report an acquaintance’s application to join “Freedom of Russia.”
16.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
A producer for Russian TV channels has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison over a comment on Telegram.
09.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
The head of Yabloko has been fined for anti-war messages written on ballot papers.
06.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
St Petersburg doctor Mikhail Fetisov has stated that he was beaten by a remand centre officer.
05.10.2026
Saint Petersburg
Oleg Kuvaev, creator of “Masyanya,” has been sentenced in absentia to four years in prison.
22.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
A St Petersburg resident was fined for demanding additional ballot papers.
21.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
A polling station in St Petersburg was evacuated during the vote count due to a bomb threat.
21.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a precinct election commission member was not allowed to check voter turnout against the voter lists.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, the court suspended precinct election commission member Alisa Belyaeva from her duties.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
The observer was taken to the police station, and after returning was forcibly pushed out of the polling station.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, police detained an election observer and a member of the electoral commission.
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
The court has rejected the administrative lawsuit filed by three observers against the Territorial Election Commission (TIK).
20.09.2026
Saint Petersburg
In St Petersburg, a court has suspended Kristina Datsenko from her role at the election commission.
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